Two Brighton fans were injured during a robbery in… Rome Last night, before the confrontation with Wolves, which will be held at quarter to eight this evening, in the first leg of the round of 16 in the European League, according to what was published by the Sky Sports network.
The network added that the two fans, aged 28 and 29, were taken to the hospital due to minor injuries to their thighs as a result of a knife attack.
A police spokesman confirmed to Agence France-Presse that the police were called to the scene of the incident in the historic Monti area after they received a report about the incident from a restaurant around midnight on Wednesday..
The fans were attacked by 6 or 7 people, and a bag containing their ID and wallets was stolen.
The Italian team, Roma, will host its English counterpart, Brighton, at 8:15 pm today, Thursday, Cairo time, at the Olimpico Stadium, in the first leg of the round of 16 in the European League. .
Today’s match brings together two teams, one of which is experiencing euphoria and a distinguished technical state, which is Roma, the owner of the land, which is providing positive results under the leadership of its young coach, Danielo De Rossi, as the team achieved victory in its last 3 matches in the Italian League..
Wolves also clinched the qualification ticket to the round of 16 in the European League, after defeating Feyenoord on penalties 4-2 in the second leg of the qualifying round for the round of 16 after the home and away match ended with the same score 1-1 between the two teams..
On the other hand, the Brighton team is suffering from a series of negative results in the English Premier League during the recent period, after losing the last two matches and drawing one, falling to ninth place in the English League, while it qualified for the round of 16 in the European League after occupying third place in its group in the Champions League..
16 teams succeeded in reserving their places in the European League within the tournament’s eighth-final stage, after the end of the playoff matches, led by England’s Liverpool, Italy’s Milan, and Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen..
The draw for the quarter-finals of the competition will be held on March 15, while the final for the current edition will be held on May 22 at Dublin Arena in Ireland.