A Paris Saint-Germain fan was seriously injured and a police officer was wounded after both were stabbed during clashes between supporters of the French team and AC Milan.
According to Italian media, a group of around 50 Milan fans — wearing masks and helmets and throwing flares — attacked PSG supporters in the lively Navigli area of the Italian city on the eve of Tuesday’s Champions League match between the teams.
The PSG fan stabbed twice in the leg. The unnamed French man was “seriously injured by two stab wounds in the leg” in Milan on Monday night and taken to hospital, police said in a statement.
The Corriere della Sera newspaper said the man was 34 years old and his life was not in danger.
Some fans of #Milan and #PSG clashed on the Navigli at #Milano before the Champions League match.Several injured, 34-year-old man in a serious condition after being stabbed.#football pic.twitter.com/1TC7A2X6Sp
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Video images on social media shared by Italian news sites show a group of men on a canal side known for its cafes, bars and nightlife.
As flares are set off, they suddenly turn and run from another group of men, some of whom are wearing hoods and wielding what look like batons.
There were also clashes between PSG supporters and police. An officer was stabbed in the leg and the alleged culprit was arrested.
The officer’s injury was reportedly not considered serious.
“AC Milan condemns every form of violence: football for us is passion, not hate. Sport is supposed to unite, not divide,” the Italian club wrote in a post — in French as well as English and Italian — on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
A Newcastle fan was stabbed in the same area of the city before Milan’s other home match in the Champions League, against the Premier League team, in September.
Milan, which reached the semifinals last season, is at the bottom of Group F and without a win or a goal in this season’s competition.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - Associated Press)