Spanish fans are attacked by Lazio ultras

Nine fans of the Spanish club Real Sociedad suffered various injuries after a group of ultras from the Italian club Lazio attacked them in the capital, Rome, on Wednesday night, following a major quarrel before the two teams met on Thursday, in the European Football League competition at the Olimpico Stadium. About 70 Real Sociedad fans lived through difficult moments, after a group of fanatical Lazio fans attacked them with knives, wounding nine of them (one of them in a serious and critical condition), according to what the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday. .

The incident occurred in the tourist area of ​​Monti, by attackers who wore black clothes with their faces hidden, and used smoke bombs, huge explosives, and bladed weapons, while the Corriere della Sera newspaper confirmed that the Spanish fans were at the same time pelted with chairs and tables, before the police later intervened, where they were seized. A group of weapons used (knives, iron bars and hammers), and a number of assailants were arrested, following testimonies from residents, while continuing investigations and reviewing existing cameras. On the street.

According to the same source, the police are trying to confirm whether the attack was planned in advance, or occurred spontaneously, especially since members of the Lazio ultras are known for their fanaticism and affiliation to the extreme right. Last September, a group of fanatical fans of Roma, the other club in the Italian capital, attacked a number of fans of Athletic Bilbao, who also traveled to support their team in the Europa League competition.