The Liverpool fan attacked by Roma ultras has been named as 53-year-old Sean Cox and remains in critical condition with a serious head injury.
The supporter is from Ireland and his wife has flown to Liverpool to be at his bedside at the Walton Hall Neurological Centre.
He was struck as a group of approximately 13 thugs rushed at Liverpool fans outside the Albert pub just 10 minutes before the Champions League semi-final kicked off at Anfield.
There were two men from Rome arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, aged 20 and 29.
The Liverpool fan attacked by Roma ultras has been named as 53-year-old Sean Cox and remains in critical condition with a serious head injury.
The supporter is from Ireland and his wife has flown to Liverpool to be at his bedside at the Walton Hall Neurological Centre.
He was struck as a group of approximately 13 thugs rushed at Liverpool fans outside the Albert pub just 10 minutes before the Champions League semi-final kicked off at Anfield.
There were two men from Rome arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, aged 20 and 29.
In total there were nine arrests last night, but two locals were held for cocaine possession and being drunk and disorderly, whereas the five Italians were detained for violence or possession of a weapon.
Roma have already issued a statement condemning the “abhorrent behaviour of a small minority of travelling fans who brought shame on the club and the vast majority of Roma’s well-behaved supporters at Anfield.”
The incident now raises very serious questions on how the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico will be policed next Wednesday.