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More than 100 Roma fans arrested in Nice ahead of Europa League clash

AS Roma fans before a Serie game between SS Lazio and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico on September 21, 2025 in Rome, Italy. [Claudio Pasquazi/ Anadolu via AFP]

French police arrested 101 Roma fans, some with weapons, in Nice on Tuesday, a day before the teams were due to meet in the Europa League, the local prefecture announced.

A separate source told AFP that the Italian supporters were carrying sticks, shovels and knuckle dusters around the city centre on the French Riviera.

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