Fans clash with police in ugly 'guerrilla warfare'

There were superior clashes successful the centre of Naples betwixt Eintracht Frankfurt fans and constabulary up of the German team's Champions League lucifer against Napoli connected Thursday (AEDT).

Car windows were breached and fans hurled flares, chairs and different objects arsenic guiltless bystanders took structure successful bars and restaurants.

A constabulary car and different vehicles were acceptable alight.

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Supporters of Eitracht Frankfurt acceptable a constabulary car alight successful Naples. (AP)

Police successful riot cogwheel yet managed to calm the situation, shepherding the fans onto buses to instrumentality them to their hotels.

Further clashes were avoided arsenic the bulk of Napoli "ultras" were stopped from coming into interaction with the German fans.

They did propulsion stones and bottles astatine the buses, however.

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Napoli supporters onslaught a autobus of Eitracht Frankfurt fans. (AP)

"I'm monitoring what has happened connected our streets. An unacceptable clime of guerrilla warfare," the politician of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi, said connected Twitter.

"My acknowledgment spell to the constabulary forces who acted to warrant the information of the citizens. I entreaty to Neapolitans, beryllium responsible."

There was nary contiguous accusation connected arrests oregon injuries.

Supporters of Eitracht Frankfurt clash with constabulary successful Naples. (AP)

Police had been connected precocious alert successful the Italian metropolis — astir 800 officers had been deployed — arsenic much than 600 fans arrived from Germany contempt Frankfurt forgoing its allocation of tickets for the round-of-16 lucifer successful protest.

That fig was boosted further by Atalanta ultras, who person a bitter rivalry with Napoli.

The German nine was objecting to a determination by section authorities successful Naples banning immoderate fans who are residents of Frankfurt from buying tickets, pursuing unrest betwixt supporters during the archetypal limb successful Germany.

Napoli won that lucifer 2-0 but section constabulary made respective arrests successful the buildup amid altercations betwixt fans.

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