Serious incidents occurred on Wednesday at Napoli ahead of the Champions League round of 16 second leg against Eintracht Frankfurt.

In particular, fans set fire to a police car and threw stones at buses in the city center.

😳 Today Naples looks like a war zone… pic.twitter.com/BhlppliWVm

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It is noted that the Italian authorities have banned fans living in Frankfurt from visiting the stadium for the match due to fears of possible outbreaks of violence, but a group of fans of the German club made a trip to Italy, despite the ban.

The footage shows fans fighting the police as the police car is engulfed in flames.

Italian media reported that local fans threw rocks and bottles at buses full of Eintracht supporters, damaging the window.

About 600 of them came from Germany, where Napoli won the first leg 2-0.

In the center of Naples before the Champions League match between Napoli and Napoli. Frankfurt. pic.twitter.com/I0GrGmD6E1

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“These are not fans, these are criminals, thugs. I wonder if they will cause the same havoc in Germany?” Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini wrote on Instagram, expressing “full support” for the police.

Fans of both teams clashed before the first match in Frankfurt with the police, who called the game “high risk”.

Last week, Eintracht Frankfurt was informed of Italy’s decision to keep its fans out of the stadium, prompting an outcry from the club, which called the decision “unacceptable”.

^{Source: Reuters.}