UEFA opened this Sunday a disciplinary process against the Albanian Football Federation for bad behavior of his fans during the duel held this Saturday against Italy at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund that ended with a 2-1 in favor of the ‘Azzurra’.
“A disciplinary procedure has been opened in accordance with Article 55 of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations,” UEFA said in an official statement.
The charges against the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) brought by Europe’s highest football body are “throwing objects”, “igniting fireworks”, “invasion of the playing field” and “transmitting a provocative message inappropriate for a Sporting event”.
The invasion took place in the 90th minute of the match, shortly after Albania had a great chance to tie the game that Donnarumma broke up, putting Italy in a great position to reach the round of 16.
“The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee will decide on the matter in due course,” UEFA said.
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UEFA’s disciplinary procedure to punish Albania comes after this Sunday, around fifty Italian fans were brought to justice after being arrested before their national team’s match against Albania, just as they were preparing to attack a player. group of rival fans with knives and Molotov cocktail.
The German police, notified by the Italian DIGOS, transalpine special operations police, infiltrated in Germany, arrested a group of about 50 fans who, with their faces covered, intended to attack the Albanians, according to the German and Italian press.
The detainees, who were brought to justice this Sunday, according to the aforementioned sources, were carrying knives, sharp objects and homemade explosive devices that they were going to use to attack the Albanians.
