Faces covered with scarves and hoods. Around forty Atalanta supporters tried to enter the Lisbon hotel where Glasgow Rangers supporters were staying on Wednesday March 6. “Get out,” he can be heard shouting in videos circulating online. As the security guard tried to close the doors, the Scots came out and clashes broke out in Rossio Square, in the historic center of the Portuguese capital. The news is reported by Bergamo Courier which underlines how high and clear the risk of problems was also for UEFA which had in fact brought forward the Atalanta-Sporting Europa League match to Wednesday when it was initially scheduled for yesterday, at the same time as Benfica-Rangers . According to Rangers fans, it was the Bergamo players who attacked first: “We respect the Atalanta players for their attack, but we won,” they wrote on social networks. Around eighty Union Bears, the historic core of Rangers supporters – the newspaper continues – had spent the evening in a pub and then returned to the VIP Executive Eden Hotel. Videos on social media show fans throwing objects at the structure and then punching, kicking and belting each other. After a few minutes, police sirens are heard and the escape begins. However, no one was injured and no arrests were made.
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