Liverpool have warned followers they might be “targeted for theft, robbery, or assault” in Naples forward of the membership’s first Champions League match of the season.
With the Reds’ opening group recreation in opposition to Napoli set to kick off on Wednesday night, the membership issued a sequence of suggestions, together with advising followers to not put on group colors when travelling.
It is the Merseyside group’s first match within the competitors since chaotic scenes unfolded exterior the Stade de France in May, the place they misplaced to Real Madrid in final season’s last.
Fans have been sprayed with tear gasoline and funnelled by way of a bottleneck near the stadium.
With that have nonetheless contemporary in supporters’ minds, Liverpool managing director Andy Hughes stated he understands the “trip may be a daunting prospect”.
Twitter account Liverpool FC Help posted a sequence of suggestions, one among which urges followers to “remain in their respective hotel to drink and eat”.
It added: “Fans should not congregate in public areas and should avoid becoming isolated in areas away from the port area of the city.
“We strongly suggest you keep away from the town centre. If you select to go to, please beware that you could be be focused for theft, theft, or assault.”
Mr Hughes stated followers had “faced a number of issues when travelling to Naples in the past”.
He suggested supporters to not make their very own option to the stadium “in the interest of personal safety” and board official coaches as a substitute.
Mr Hughes stated: “Look, I do understand that some fans will want to make an occasion out of this trip.
“However, on this case I’d urge supporters to not wander into the town on their very own, or to be carrying membership colors throughout their keep in Naples.”
Manager Jurgen Klopp, in the pre-match press conference, snapped at a reporter who asked him whether he believed the city was dangerous.
“That’s an embarrassing query from you,” a visibly angry Klopp said. “You wish to create headlines. I actually do not perceive it.
“Are you from Napoli? Do you think it’s a dangerous city? I don’t know. I don’t live a normal life in Napoli. I am protected here, go to the hotel and now you ask me what I think about Napoli.”
Klopp added: “You know exactly what people are talking about. If some supporters meet some supporters, something can happen.
“Nothing to do with the town, so I do not know. But I’m not right here to create headlines for you.”
Source: information.sky.com”