Lazio ultras suspected of using metal chains, hammers and leather straps to attack Real Sociedad supporters, police say
CNNCNN — Around 70 fans of Spanish club Real Sociedad were attacked by Lazio ultras in Rome on Wednesday, a spokesperson with Rome Capital Police told CNN. “Groups of Spanish and Lazio fans dressed in black, some with helmets and bats, faced each other at the pub in Via Leonina with knives, jacks and hammers where they threw paper bombs … Police officers and financial police in riot gear and ambulances intervened. “I trust that the investigations of the police will soon shed light on those responsible, because the Capital of Italy does not want and does not deserve to be remembered for such barbarity.” Lazio ultras, also known as the “Irriducibili,” are notorious for their links with the far-right in Italy, as well as engaging in violent and anti-Semitic behavior. Two years prior to that, the club was widely condemned after supporters posted stickers around Rome’s Stadio Olimpico depicting Holocaust victim Anne Frank wearing the shirt of city rival Roma alongside anti-Semitic slogans.
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