Uefa president Michel Platini had already warned the Italians
that violence would not be tolerated and that any incidents could
put the Rome final of this season's Champions League competition in
jeopardy.
Unfortunately, violent incidents reported during the game between
Roma and Chelsea on Tuesday night now threaten the plan to stage
the final in the Eternal City.
Frenchman Platini would have no problem in assigning the final to
another city if the thugs continue to spoil the game.
"Rome has to show that they are capable of holding the Champions
League final," Platini told Datasport.
"I am sure that the Romans will know how to get behind this whether
or not Roma get to the final. It's a great city with great fans and
it will be important for everyone."
However, it seems that Platini wasn't aware of what happened before
kick-off. A massive fight broke out between 50 fans but the Police
were quick to react and dealt with the trouble.
Four fans were left with serious injuries though, while two Roma
fans were arrested.
Reports in Italy suggest Rome could end up losing the final once
Uefa take note of what happened.
Datasport claims the governing body for football in Europe could
take severe action and hand the final over to another host.
It's not the news Italy wanted to hear after trying so hard to make
stadiums a safer place over the past two years.