Before the Europa League game

Lazio fans attack Spanish supporters – one seriously injured

January 23, 2025 – 12:35 p.mReading time: 1 min.

Fans of Lazio Rome (symbolic image): Around 80 ultras attacked supporters from Spain.Enlarge the image

Fans of Lazio Rome (symbolic image): Around 80 ultras attacked supporters from Spain. (Source: IMAGO/IPA Sport/ABACA/imago-images-bilder)

Lazio Rome and Real Sociedad San Sebastián will play against each other on Thursday evening. Fans attacked each other in advance – injuries resulted.

The night before the Europa League game between Lazio Rome and Real Sociedad on Thursday (from 9 p.m. on the t-online live ticker) there were serious riots in Rome. According to media reports, nine supporters of the Spanish club were injured by stab wounds, one of them seriously. According to the reports, however, there is no danger to life.

According to this, around 80 ultras from Lazio attacked a group of around 70 fans from San Sebastián in a bar in the center of the Italian capital.

Videos on social media show how tumultuous scenes broke out in a narrow alley. Chairs and Bengal fires flew through the air. When the police arrived, the attackers fled, although some people were still identified. The investigation is ongoing and, among other things, recordings from surveillance cameras are to be evaluated.

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