The supporters of Lazio Rome received the ban to travel to Marseille (9 p.m.) Thursday during the 4th day of the Europa League, according to a decree of the Ministry of the Interior published on Sunday in the Official Journal.
"
Individual or collective travel, by any means, of any person claiming to be a supporter of the Società Sportiva Lazio club, or behaving as such, is prohibited between French road, rail, port and airport border points, on the one hand, and the municipality of Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), on the other hand
”, details the decree, signed by the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin.
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A "
free offense
", deplores the Roman club
The ministry justifies this ban by the "
violent behavior of certain supporters
" of Lazio "
in a recurring way around the stadiums and in the city centers of the meeting places
", as well as "
the repeated interpretation of fascist songs and the realization of Nazi salutes
”. What arouse the anger of the Roman club, which saw it as a "
gratuitous offense
" and called in a press release for "
clarification from the French institutions
". If it does not challenge in itself the ban decided by France, "in
accordance with what had been decided by the Italian authorities
" for the first leg, Lazio on the other hand denounced its application "
nationwide
”and its“
unjustifiable motives
”.
The north turn of the Velodrome will also be closed on Thursday against Lazio, a consequence of the incidents that occurred with Turkish supporters of Galatasaray during the last Europa League match in Marseille, on September 30, The last meeting between OM and Lazio, which dates back to as of October 25, 2018, had been punctuated by violence.
And during the first leg on October 21 (0-0), OM supporters were also banned from traveling to Rome.
