Roma & Fiorentina fans face potential away game ban after motorway brawl

Roma and Fiorentina supporters could be banned from attending away matches for the rest of the season following serious disorder on the A1 motorway on Sunday.

The incident occurred near Casalecchio di Reno, where a group of Fiorentina fans travelling to Bologna crossed paths with Roma supporters heading in the opposite direction.

The encounter escalated into violent clashes involving around 200 ultras, prompting immediate intervention from law enforcement and raising major concerns among the authorities.

According to reports from TMW, officials are now leaning towards a hard-line response.

Meetings are scheduled in the coming days to assess the situation, with a strong possibility that away travel could be prohibited entirely for both Fiorentina and Roma supporters as a preventive measure.

Such a decision would affect entire fanbases due to the actions of a minority, but reflects the current zero-tolerance approach to organised violence.

If confirmed, the sanction would be even harsher than a previous case this season involving Pisa and Hellas Verona fans, who were initially banned from away matches for three months following clashes outside the Arena Garibaldi.

That restriction was later lifted early after public criticism and intervention from Serie A officials.

Lega Serie A president Ezio Maria Simonelli addressed the issue on the sidelines of a league assembly, offering solidarity to police forces and stressing that Italian football “cannot afford to mix sport with criminal violence that puts public safety at risk.”