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Violent Clashes Between Fiorentina and Roma Fans Halt Traffic on A1 Near Casalecchio

Police are reviewing videos to identify participants after more than 100 hooded supporters brawled with sticks in the emergency lane.

Overview

  • Fighting broke out around midday at kilometer 195 near the Casalecchio junction as dozens of cars pulled into the A1 emergency lane.
  • No injuries were reported, but several vehicles, including those of passing motorists, sustained damage.
  • Early reconstructions and circulating videos suggest over a hundred people were involved, with some wielding bats, sticks, helmets and planks.
  • Polizia Stradale and Digos intervened at the scene and are analyzing mobile recordings and surveillance footage to identify those involved.
  • Fiorentina fans were en route to Bologna and Roma supporters to Turin for their matches, with early accounts alleging an initial assault on a van carrying about ten Roma fans.