Street fighting in Naples following Eintracht Frankfurt fans were banned from the Napoli stadium during the Champions League pre-quarter second leg. Frankfurt fans took to the streets to settle their grievances regarding not getting tickets and intensified their protest by burning vehicles and causing violence. Earlier, tickets were banned for the second leg of the first leg held at the Frankfurt Stadium on the grounds that the home fans caused trouble. The German spectators who occupied the streets for several hours unleashed violence once morest the riot police. Around 400 spectators had flown in from Frankfurt. The villain was that they were banned from the Diego Maradona Stadium, the home of Napoli. The problem was made worse by the fact that Napoli fans also came out to face the German fans. Besides one police car was destroyed by fire, other vehicles parked on the road were also damaged. Shops were also attacked. The authorities mobilized hundreds of policemen to confront the rioters. As the incident became a problem between the two countries, the German ambassador in Italy was summoned.
Many senior officials in the Frankfurt team did not make it to Naples in protest at the ticket ban. Frankfurt director Philipp Reschke said the Naples fans were the first to start the violence.
At the same time, Fifa charged following Frankfurt fans caused trouble during a match once morest Marseille last September.
Caldason goals; In the Napoli quarter
Napoli on the field to account for the violence committed by Frankfurt fans outside. The hosts easily reached the quarters following winning the second quarter by three unopposed goals (5-0 in two quarters). Victor Osimhen hit the net twice before Cielinski scored the third goal.
Napoli had the upper hand at the end of the first leg in Germany. It was taken as an opportunity to use the advantage of own field to attack the opponents. Napoli were tournament top scorers with 24 goals in the Champions League season. For the first time in the history of the team, Napoli is regarding to play the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Napoli are far ahead in the first place with 18 points lead in Serie A. Considering the current form, the team can dream big not only for the league title but also in the European Championship.
