There will be no Lazio Rome supporters at the Vélodrome on Thursday evening (9 p.m.) for the Europa League match against Olympique de Marseille.

More exactly, lazial fans are prohibited from going to the Marseille city on Wednesday and Thursday, according to a decree of the Ministry of the Interior published on Sunday in the Official Journal.

"Individual or collective travel, by any means, of any person claiming to be a supporter of the Società Sportiva Lazio club, or behaving as such, is prohibited between French road, rail, port and airport border points," on the one hand, and the municipality of Marseille [Bouches-du-Rhône], on the other hand ”, details the text, signed by the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin.

Fascist songs and Nazi salutes

The ministry justifies this ban by the "violent behavior of certain supporters" of Lazio "in a recurring way around the stadiums and in the city centers of the meeting places", as well as "the repeated interpretation of fascist songs and the realization of Nazi salutes ”.

The decree also recalls the incidents that occurred with Turkish supporters of Galatasaray during the last Europa League match in Marseille, on September 30, during which “32 members of the security forces were injured” according to the ministry.

Two Marseille ultras and three Turks had been arrested for throwing projectiles.

Following this violence, UEFA has also decided to close the north turn of the Vélodrome against Lazio.

An unfortunate precedent in 2018

The last meeting between OM and Lazio at the Vélodrome, which dates back to October 25, 2018, was punctuated by violence.

The day before, "four people (had) been injured by knives during a brawl involving nearly 200 supporters," recalls the ministry and, on the day of the match, the supporters of the two teams had clashed again.

During the first leg on October 21 (0-0), OM supporters were also banned from traveling to Rome.

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