Violent measures after serious disturbances in the Vienna derby

Due to violent unrest among their fans after Saturday’s final classic between Rapid and Austria Vienna, the two Austrian clubs announced on Tuesday that their next four matches will be played without visiting fans.

The 343rd derby between the two most traditional teams in Austrian football ended in a tight 2-1 in favor of Rapid Vienna, who with that victory took the lead in the Austrian Bundesliga.

27 were injured, 10 of them policemen

After the match there was a field invasion and violent clashes on the Rapid Vienna field between fans of both teams, including attacks with pyrotechnic devices, punches and kicks.

A Rapid Vienna fan is in an induced coma after being attacked later in a nearby subway station.

In total, 27 people were injured, including 10 policemen, during A man was arrested for aggravated assault.

Meeting between two clubs

The police, who were able to control the situation within minutes, imposed a charge 152 criminal complaints and another 425 for administrative violationsfor the prohibited use of pyrotechnic devices.

Those responsible for both clubs were dismayed after the incidents and They agreed to meet immediately this week to discuss together how to avoid these problems in the future.

And while they await the rulings of the disciplinary committee of the Austrian league, Rapid and Austria agreed on Tuesday that they will play their next four derbies without visiting the fans.

In addition, Rapid announced on Monday that it will issue bans for its most radical followers, while at the same time has suspended one of its own employees for participating in the Saturday riots.

Over the past 20 years there have been many incidents and riots between the two fans, most recently last February over homophobic chants by Rapid players and coaches against Austrian players.

After these incidents, Rapid had to pay a fine of 170,000 euros and was under a conditional sanction, so they could start the next season with one point less.