Eintracht Frankfurt fans clash with police ahead of their UCL game against Napoli (Twitter)
Footage broadcast by Italian media showed hundreds of supporters of the German club throwing smoke bombs and flares at police, who responded with tear gas. A police car was also set on fire as chairs, bottles and metal poles were thrown by men dressed in black.
Eintracht Frankfurt fans clashed with police on Wednesday after arriving in Naples despite not having tickets for their team’s Champions League decider with Napoli.
Footage broadcast by Italian media showed hundreds of supporters of the German club throwing smoke bombs and flares at police, who responded with tear gas.
A police car was also set on fire as chairs, bottles and metal poles were thrown by men dressed in black.
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They traveled to southern Italy, even though Eintracht decided not to sell tickets for the second leg of the last 16 tie in the away section of the Stadio Maradona.
Eintracht did not take up its allocation after the Naples prefecture decided to ban Frankfurt residents from buying tickets for Sunday’s match.
On Saturday, an initial ban on Eintracht fans targeting everyone living in Germany was lifted by Italy’s interior ministry on Friday.
Sunday’s decision came after violence following a 2-0 win by Napoli in the first leg in Frankfurt, which led to nine people being detained.
Since the pitch invasion, Eintracht fans have come under close scrutiny by European governing body UEFA, which congratulated the club on reaching the final of the Europa League, eventually winning by defeating Rangers.
They also clashed with Marseille fans in September, with both sets of supporters throwing smoke bombs at each other and an Eintracht fan being seriously injured.
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