Thibaut Simon, Media365, published on Thursday January 23, 2025 at 5:22 p.m.
On the sidelines of the Europa League match between Lazio Rome and Real Sociedad this Thursday (9 p.m.) at the Stadio Olimpico, clashes between supporters took place in the streets of the capital.
The duel between Lazio Rome and Real Sociedad has already started off the field. While the two teams face each other on Italian soil on the penultimate day of the Europa League group stage, fights broke out between supporters before the match. This Wednesday evening, the Basque supporters already present in Rome had to deal with the Roman supporters. After these clashes, the results are worrying with three Spanish supporters injured in serious condition following knife attacks. In a street near the Colosseum, they were attacked by Lazio supporters before being taken to the city's hospitals. 900 Real Sociedad supporters are expected at the Stadio Olimpico.
Crucial match for Real Sociedad
This is not the first time that Lazio Rome supporters have been talked about on non-sporting topics. Banned from traveling to Amsterdam, certain Ultras Lazio were arrested this Wednesday evening. The police found bladed weapons on them and opened an investigation. She will try to use the city's video surveillance images to understand what happened. For Real Sociedad supporters, it is a sad affair which echoes that experienced against Anderlecht. Belgian supporters had sent projectiles at Basque supporters. Despite the facts, the meeting, lost by Real (1-2), was not stopped. Let's hope that the tension will be reduced this Thursday around the stadium. On a sporting level, Lazio dominates the group with 16 points on the clock. For its part, Real Sociedad (12th, 10 points) hopes to obtain a positive result to glimpse the first eight places synonymous with qualification for the round of 16. On the other hand, a defeat for the Basques could move them away from these places. The current non-qualifiers in the group are only three points behind. The ranking could experience many twists and turns at the end of this 7th day.
