Five of these held have been Napoli supporters and the opposite three have been visiting followers from Germany, Alessandro Giuliano stated throughout a information convention. Napoli received the match 3-0, passing into the Champions League quarter-finals for the primary time.

The Italian authorities banned followers dwelling in Frankfurt from attending the stadium for the match amid issues about doable violence, however a gaggle of the German membership’s supporters made the journey to Italy anyway.

Footage confirmed supporters clashing with anti-riot forces and a police automobile in flames, with objects being tossed in direction of the police whereas overturned tables and chairs lay smashed on the bottom.

Italian media stated house supporters threw stones and bottles at buses carrying the Eintracht followers, damaging one window. Some 600 of them travelled from Germany, the place Napoli received the primary leg 2-0.

“These are not fans, they are criminals, thugs. I wonder if they would make the same mess in Germany?,” Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini wrote on Instagram, whereas expressing his “full support” for police on the bottom.

Fans additionally clashed previous to the primary leg in Frankfurt.

Eintracht have been knowledgeable final week of Italy’s resolution to not permit their followers into the stadium, with the membership reacting angrily and calling the choice “an unacceptable interference”.