Bodo/Glimt fans have arrived in Rome with masks representing their coach Kjetil Knutsen.
The 53-year-old won’t be on the touchline at the Stadio Olimpico tonight after receiving a ban from UEFA. The coach was involved in a scuffle with Roma‘s goalkeeping trainer Nuno Santos last week and both of them have been suspended for tonight’s Conference League quarter-finals second leg.
Video shows brawl between Knutsen and Roma’s goalkeeping coach
Circa 1,5000 Norwegians fans will be at the Stadio Olimpico tonight and most of them have brought a mask representing their coach. According to nrk.no, Bodo fans have prepared circa 1,000 masks for tonight’s game in Rome.
It kicks off at 20.00 UK, and Roma will need to obtain their first victory against the Norwegians this season to qualify for the semi-finals. Roma have collected two defeats and one draw in the previous three meetings with Bodo/Glimt, including a 2-1 loss in the quarter-finals first leg last week.
Roma, i tifosi del Bodo con le maschere del tecnico Knutsen: I tifosi ospiti si presenteranno all'Olimpico con il viso dell'allenatore, squalificato dall'Uefa https://t.co/nuucbad3Yg pic.twitter.com/yTg7o2RPW4
— sportlive (@sportli26181512) April 14, 2022
Knutsen jednak pojawi się na Olimpico. 😬 pic.twitter.com/PSu8CyWDWB
— Marcin Ostrowski (@m_ostrowskii) April 14, 2022
Bodo – Roma rivalry is one of the funniest things in football this season 🙂