Drama in Athens on the sidelines of the Champions League qualifying match between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb, whose supporters clashed violently in the Greek capital on the night of Monday to Tuesday. A supporter of the Greek club was stabbed before succumbing to his injuries.
“Serious incidents took place outside the Nea Filadelfia stadium. A stabbed young Greek man is dead and six other injured people are still in hospital,” Greek police reported.
The stabbed 22-year-old was taken to an Athens hospital before succumbing to his injuries overnight Monday to Tuesday, police said. The Greek police made 83 arrests after the violent clashes between the ultras of the two clubs.
A hundred Croatian hoolingans present in Athens
Those arrested are to be heard by the prosecutor on Tuesday morning, according to the Greek news agency Ana. About a hundred hooligans from the Croatian club were present in the Greek capital, Ana noted.
On the night of February 1, 2022, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, Alkis Kampanos, a young supporter, was beaten and stabbed to death after a football match between PAOK FC and Aris FC. Last July, seven of the defendants in this case were found guilty of intentional homicide and sentenced to life in prison.
