There was an ugly incident after Roma’s 2-0 win over Empoli at the Stadio Olimpico, with reports local fans were ambushed by a mixture of Red Star Belgrade and Napoli ultras.
According to the latest reports, the attack was planned and carried out on members of the Fedayn group from Roma’s Curva Sud.
Circa 50 people all dressed head to toe in black and covering their faces pounced on the Roma fans in Piazza Mancini, armed with sticks and baseball bats.
There are believed to be a dozen people injured.
It is suggested they also stole a bag full of banners and flags that the Roma supporters had placed in the stands for the Empoli game.
There are claims this was the latest chapter in a story of ultras groups staging revenge attacks and joining forces, as many of them are ‘twinned’ across various clubs and even countries.
In this case, the Roma ultras are twinned with Dinamo Zagreb, while Red Star Belgrade are twinned with Napoli.
Local police claim as well as Serbians, some Napoli fans were also involved in the ambush.
It comes after Roma and Napoli supporters clashed on a motorway, prompting a two-month ban on away games for their fans.
While crowd trouble inside games is now relatively rare in Italy, it is because the ultras have moved their battlegrounds outside.