Roma could lose Champions League Final
Roma have been warned they could lose out on staging the 2009 Champions League final if there is trouble at the Stadio Olimpico during their quarter-final clash with Manchester United.Ten United fans were stabbed when the two teams met in the Eternal City last season, while there was also fighting during Real Madrid's visit in the last round.
Uefa have expressed their concern at the amount of violence and trouble which takes place around the Stadio Olimpico and communications director William Gaillard has told the club they need to wipe out the poor behaviour of their supporters.
"The situation inside the stadium has improved dramatically and we hope it will go well tomorrow and there are no reasons to expect problems inside the stadium," said Gaillard.
"But we cannot afford to organise the final of the Champions League in a city where people are getting knifed every game.
"We will be watching and we are serious that if we have incidents like when Manchester United visited last year or Real Madrid last month, then we would have to reconsider our decision for the 2009 final."
He added: "We cannot have responsibility for bringing 40,000 people to the final and risk them being knifed in the city.
"We will be watching closely tomorrow and the rest of the season and next season. The police have to do their job.
"It's a fantastic venue and a beautiful city, and we realise these people have nothing to do with football, but if fans are afraid and it's dangerous we will have to look at the whole matter."
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