Eintracht Frankfurt supporters are dismayed by the plan of the city of Naples. The first plan of the city of Naples failed in court.
Italian football club Napoli is playing its best season in Europe so far, as the team leads Serie A with 18 points and in the Champions League, the team is locked in the quarter-final spot. Napoli beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 in the opening leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League and will face the German team at home at Stadio Diego Armando on Wednesday in the second leg.
During the match, however, there is noise from Italy, because the city of Naples has banned the sale of tickets to all people living in Frankfurt. Previously, the city tried to prevent the sale of tickets to all Germans, but the Campania administrative court blocked the city of Naples’ plans after an appeal by Eintracht Frankfurt.
Naples has justified its tough measures by guaranteeing public safety. Violent clashes were seen around the teams’ first leg match, in connection with which nine people were arrested.
Entry ban for Frankfurt fans Napoli reasoned on Sunday (switch to another service) in the announcement that, according to the Sports Events Analysis Board of the Ministry of the Interior, it is likely that there will be a disturbance in the match.
The press release also criticized the judiciary, which blocked the city’s first attempt.
– The court that made this decision and its leader can bear responsibility for this, the press release read.
Frankfurt fans have taken the news from Italy dismayed against. (you switch to another service)
– This new attempt to prevent our fans from participating in the match is just as illegal as the first one. It is a known fact that 2/3 of our fans come from outside the Frankfurt area. We are not going to divide ourselves into zip code areas, Eintracht Frankfurt board member Philip Reschke figured it out.
The team also plans to appeal the new ban, but the team is not making any changes to the supporters’ travel plans.
– This is unprecedented from everyone in charge in Naples, Reschke summed up.
Napoli have never reached the quarter-finals in their history in the Champions League.