This Sunday, UEFA opened a disciplinary process against the Albanian Football Federation for the bad behavior of its fans during the duel held this Saturday against Italy at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, which ended 2-1 in favor of ‘ Azzurra. ‘.
“A disciplinary procedure has been opened in accordance with Article 55 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations,” UEFA said in an official statement.
The facts attributed to Albania
The charges against the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) brought by the highest European football body are “throwing objects”, “igniting fireworks”, “invading the field of play” and “sending a provocative message that is not appropriate for an event.”
The attack took place in the 90th minute of the match, shortly after Albania had a good chance Rej Manaj to tie the interrupted match Gianluigi Donnarummawhich puts Italy in a good position to reach the round of 16.
“The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee will decide on the matter in due course,” UEFA said.
UEFA’s disciplinary procedure to punish Albania comes after this Sunday, around fifty Italian fans were brought to justice after being arrested before their national team’s match against Albania, when they were preparing to attack the a group of rival fans with knives and Molotov cocktails.
Source: La Verdad
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