Just three hours before the start of the second leg of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, about 600 fans gathered. Eintracht Frankfurt who went to Naplesdespite not being able to get into the stadium, they got involved in a brawl and chaos in the historic center of the Italian city.
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Hundreds of German ultras fans from Eintracht Frankfurt, dressed in black and with hoods, they threw objects and flares at the police. Naples.
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Italian police responded by firing tear gas at the center Naplesin which a burning patrol car could also be seen.
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Radical faction Naples He also threw rocks and bottles at buses, breaking the glass of one of the buses carrying fans. Eintracht Frankfurt from Piazza del Gesu Nuovo, in the city center.
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These violent actions centered on a square in the historic center Naplestake place as part of a veto by local authorities on visiting fans holding tickets for the match, for fear of riots.
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Before the day’s riots the fans Eintracht Frankfurt They met at a hotel by the sea and passed through the city center under the supervision of law enforcement and a helicopter.
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fans Eintracht Frankfurt were evacuated from the center Naplesreported by the Italian press.
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Mayor NaplesGaetano Manfredi, quoted by the Italian news agency Ansa, denounced the “insane and unacceptable devastation”.
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He Eintracht Frankfurt and their fans have been under close scrutiny by UEFA since last season after pitch invasion and the use of pyrotechnic materials at their Waldstadion, after their team reached the Europa League final, after knocking out England’s West Ham in the semi-finals.
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The Italian authorities calmed down the clashes in Naples and his goal now is to keep calm in the vicinity of the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, where there has been no sign of violence so far.
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Source: RPP
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