Frankfurt fans not allowed to attend Champions League game at Napoli

Frankfurt fans not allowed to attend Champions League game at Napoli

Eintracht Frankfurt followers will not be allowed to attend the second leg of their Champions League final 16 tie at Napoli on March 15.

The German membership stated on Tuesday that the Italian Ministry of the Interior will subject an injunction towards Napoli prohibiting them from promoting tickets to Frankfurt followers.

This would additionally embody the whole away allocation of two,700 tickets, of which 2,400 are within the away part, which Eintracht Frankfurt is entitled to.

“This is a first and unique occurrence in European football and a sad day. The influence on the competition by using the security situation as an argument is a competitive distortion from our point of view,” Frankfurt board member Philipp Reschke stated.

Italian followers have been bodily attacked in Frankfurt on the sidelines of the primary leg on February 21, which the German facet misplaced 2-0.

Meanwhile, Freiburg stated on Monday that fewer followers than anticipated will journey to their Europa League final 16 first leg at Juventus after the Italian authorities and the membership stated that tickets bought by Freiburg followers although their memberships can be cancelled.

Source: www.anews.com.tr