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Pre-Match Clashes Near Pisa Stadium Involve 200 Verona Supporters

Police used tear gas to restore order during the pre-match unrest.

Overview

  • Violence broke out late morning in streets around the Arena Garibaldi, notably via Piave, ahead of Pisa–Verona.
  • Roughly 200 Hellas Verona supporters arrived on foot without a police escort and came into contact with Pisa fans.
  • Rival groups used sticks, helmets, bats, bottles, firecrackers and smoke flares during the confrontations.
  • Police and Carabinieri intervened with tear gas and cordoned the area as ambulances treated the injured on site.
  • Two Verona fans sustained head trauma but were not in serious condition, and one outlet reported ten officers taken to the emergency room.