Blow for Lazio as Fans Banned From Traveling for Napoli Clash

The local authorities have issued a travel ban to Lazio supporters who were hoping to accompany Gennaro Gattuso’s team to Napoli.

Lazio Fans Have Making Noise on the Road

This has been a strange year for the Biancocelesti’s organised supporters, as they have been refusing to attend the team’s home games since the end of January to protest against club president Claudio Lotito. On the contrary, they have been turning up in great numbers at away fixtures, and at times overwhelming the home supporters.

Lazio Fans in Rome Cannot Travel to Napoli This Weekend

Sadly for Gattuso and his players, they won’t be able to rely on the fanbase’s support when they travel to Naples this weekend. The shock league leaders will take on Max Allegri’s men on Sunday’s early kickoff, but the local authorities in Naples have prevented Roman supporters from making the trip, citing public security reasons (via La Lazio Siamo Noi).

The Bologna Precedent

This scenario evokes memories of the opening day of the season, when the local authorities in Bologna had initially planned to ban Lazio supporters from travelling to the city, only to backtrack when the Biancocelesti fan groups suggested they could organise a ‘cultural’ and ‘touristic’ trip to the Emilian city on matchday, insisting that the authorities cannot prevent them from entering town.

It remains to be seen how the organised Lazio groups will respond to this controversial decision, but a reversal appears unlikely at this relatively late stage.