Two Roma soccer fans were stabbed
during a fight with Lazio supporters near the Olympic stadium
before the highly anticipated Roma-Lazio derby, police said
Monday.
The pair were both stabbed in the abdomen in the fight that
reportedly included several blades near the Piazza Mancini bus
park and rushed by ambulance to hospital.
Authorities said it appeared their injuries were not
life-threatening.
The pair are said to be 31 and 38 years of age.
Monday's match was important for deciding who takes second
spot in Serie A.
Tensions were also reported closer to the stadium, where
police said about 1,000 Roma fans rushed the barriers separating
them from Lazio supporters, forcing authorities to use water
cannons to force them back.
Smoke bombs and other objects were said to have been thrown
by fans.
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