Roma Manchester United Mess

Now, I am a fan of the Gialorossi, which for those of you not fluent in la lingua del calcio, so to speak, that means I support Roma.

So, of course my view of the embarssment at the Stadio Olimpico is a bit, biased, but I must point out a few details which support the idea that Roma were not at fault for the fan violence.

First of all, both Roma and Lile were made to look like brutes by Manchester United. Maybe this is the fault of Roma and Lile, but at least in Roma's case, there is
video evidencethat then violence was started by Manchester United fans attacking Stadio Olimpico security guards. The gaurds then defended themselves.

Also, although security at Italian soccer stadiums has shamed this year, the Stadio Olimpico was one of the few stadiums that actually did meet standards.

Even if it was started by Roma supporters, could the Man U fans have been bigger jerks? They recieve an offical notice from the team to avoid certain areas of Rome for saftey reasons, and then, contrarty to the agreement settled on by the two teams, 2,000 of them show up at the stadium without police escort?

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