The attitude of the fans benfica during his recent visit to Milan in Champions This was punished this Tuesday by UEFA, who banned the followers of the ‘eagle’ from attending their next trip to Europe.
In a statement released through its website, the benfica it was reported that UEFA would prevent him from selling tickets for his next match in European competition as a guest and imposed a fine of 35,000 euros. The Lisbon club has advanced that it will “assess the possibility of appeal this decision.”
Benfica also confirmed that this punishment corresponds to the incidents committed by their fans in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, played on April 19 against Inter, at the San Siro stadium.
in that fight, the Benfica fans lit some torches and threw them against the ‘Nerazzurri’ fans in the stands below, causing several injuries, including an 8-year-old boy.
In addition, there were several incidents before and after the game in Milanese streets, and 19 Benfica ultras were arrested afterwards clashes with local police that left five officers injured.
The behavior of his fans at San Siro lead Benfica to write a letter to the Inter team “expressing its regret and apologizing for the incidents that happened,” according to a note released at the time.
“The football we want does not go through this kind of situationwhich is completely repudiated and inconsistent with the values and principles of Sport Lisboa e Benfica”, wrote the Da Luz club.
The match ended in a 3-3 result, which means eliminating Benfica’s competition, which he lost in the first leg 0-2.
Source: La Verdad
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