Qualifying match for UEFA Champions League between AEK Athens And Dinamo Zagreb which will take place this Tuesday transferred by a date to be determined after violent clashes between the fans of both teams, which led to deadeight injured and 98 detained.
It was announced on Wednesday Union of European Football Federations (UEFA) in a statement “strongly” condemning the “terrible incidents” that took place on Tuesday evening in Athens.
UEFA deplores in the strongest possible terms the horrific incidents that took place last night in Athens and resulted in loss of life.
Today’s match between AEK Athens and GNK Dynamo will be rescheduled.
Full statement: ⬇️
— UEFA (@UEFA) August 8, 2023
fatal outcome, 29-year-old AEK fanwas hospitalized after suffering Serious injuries from multiple stab woundsbut the doctors were unable to save his life, according to Hellenic media.
Meanwhile, in hospital stay out of danger five Croats and three Greeks, the news agency was told EFE representative of the Greek police.
The authorities have So far, 98 people have been arrested.among them 89 Croats, five Greeks, an Austrian, a Bosnian, an Albanian and a German, the same spokesman said.
See you transfer from Croatia to Greece for Dynamo fans was bannedbut a group of 100-120 ultras from Zagreb arrived in the Greek capital on Monday in private cars.
Local media reported that shortly before midnight, about a hundred fans of the Croatian national team began to attack the fans of the Greek national team.
He Minister for the Protection of Citizens of GreeceYannis Iconomou, announced dismissal of seven senior police officers for not hindering the arrival of the Croatian ultras, who crossed the whole of Greece, to Athens and to the AEK stadium.
The police quickly arrested 98 people, but were unable to prevent or restrain them.
The second leg in Croatia is scheduled for next 15th and will be played as scheduled while UEFA is contacting both clubs to find a date for a postponed partyaccording to the statement.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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