Despite the good relations between the two countries, there was also a group of Italian fans who went to Dortmund with the intention of attacking the Albanian fans.
" Gazzetta dello Sport " reports that the prevention service of the German law enforcement has stopped 50 Italian fans in Dortmund a few hours before the start of the debut match of the Albanian National Team.
The fans in question were armed with knives, homemade bombs and hard objects and intended to clash with the Albanian fans.
At these hours, the persons in question are under arrest, as they have been located near a restaurant with hoods on their heads. as they tried to find groups of Albanian fans to attack them.
Always referring to the "Gazzetta dello Sport", the Italian fans will be held in the offices of the German police for 24 hours, after which their situation will be evaluated by the local court.