Pre-Match Violence and Security Measures: Roma-Brighton Clash

The match at the Olimpico is scheduled for this afternoon at 6:45 PM, but unfortunately, Roma-Brighton had a dramatic prologue last night. On via Monte Polacco, near via Cavour, shortly after midnight, the police had to intervene, called by a restaurant employee due to the assault on two English fans, wounded with a bladed weapon. The two "Seagulls", having arrived in the Capital with another four thousand supporters of the team coached by Roberto De Zerbi, entered the premises asking for help. Roma-Brighton in the Europa League: where to watch it on TV and streaming, probable line-ups and time. The two had been attacked during a fight that occurred shortly before on via Cavour by six, seven people with covered faces, were robbed of a fanny pack containing documents and wallets, and both were wounded with three minor stab wounds to a thigh. The first, 28 years old, was transported to San Giovanni in yellow code, his friend, 27 years old, to Umberto I. Security Plan For the football event, the police headquarters has prepared a containment plan: pubs and clubs controlled, fountains and monuments fortified. This time not for violent precedents like those of the Feyenoord hooligans, but for the particularly high number of English fans who have arrived in the city: 4000. The Police Headquarters has launched a security plan that provides for officers not only on duty around and inside the Olimpico but also for the central streets of Rome. The prefectoral ordinance is in force, which prohibits, in the historic center, the sale of take-away alcoholic beverages in glass containers while several Anglo-Saxon-style pubs will be controlled by law enforcement. In total, 15 premises monitored that are located on via del Colosseo, via Leonina, via Ostilia, via Nazionale and then again via del Traforo, via IV November, via dell'Olmata, via del Plebiscito, via del Collegio Romano, piazza Campo de' Fiori, via di San Marcello, via del governo Vecchio, via della Maddalena, via di San Martino, and via Daniele Manin. For the premises on via del Colosseo, similarly to what happened for previous matches, the local police have ordered the removal of vehicles parked until seven tomorrow, Friday, from largo Corrado Ricco, via Cavour (at the intersection with via del Colosseo) via Frangipane, via Cardello, vicolo del Buon consiglio, via del Buon consiglio. To the English fans, the team's top management has advised, as can be read on the company's website, to be aware of the "pickpocketing" danger and to follow the "Italian police's instructions in avoiding flags and colors in the city". In the Center, then, the fountains of piazza di Spagna, piazza Navona, Trevi, piazza Barberini, piazza della Repubblica, and piazza del Popolo are barricaded. Finally, security devices intensified at the metro stations, bus terminals, and main access points to the Capital.