The French Ligue 1 team stated on Wednesday that two Lille supporters were stabbed during an attack by hundreds of Bologna supporters before to the two clubs’ Champions League match.
The French Ligue 1 team stated on Wednesday that two Lille supporters were stabbed during an attack by hundreds of Bologna supporters before to the two clubs’ Champions League match. The two supporters “received medical treatment” following the incident outside a pub in the northern Italian city late on Tuesday, according to a statement from Lille.
Before Wednesday’s match, Lille declared, “The club unreservedly condemns this cowardly and intolerable attack, which contravenes all the values of football.” According to Italian media, which cited local police, 80 individuals, most likely Bologna supporters, attacked about 30 Lille supporters outside a pub in the university sector of the city while brandishing belts and metal bars.
Online videos depict a sizable crowd of guys wandering the streets, most of them wearing balaclavas and black clothing.
Three Lille supporters were injured in all during the incident, according to the police, and they were all treated before being released from Bologna’s Sant’Orsola hospital.
With a single point from four games, Bologna is struggling to avoid elimination, while Lille, in 17th place, is in the running for a position in the Champions League’s last 16 play-offs.
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