Fifteen minutes before the kickoff of the duel between Juventus and FC Nantes, the atmosphere is tense in Turin. According to journalists and supporters present on site, many Canaries fans are blocked at the entrance to the parking lot. The stewards of the Italian club would refuse to bring in the flags of the groups of supporters. Only a small fringe of Nantes residents who made the trip took their place in the visitors’ sector.
The Loire Brigade, forbidden to enter the Allianz Stadium, leaves the stadium enclosure to the applause of the other supporters. #JuveNantes #LigueEuropa @OFsports44 pic.twitter.com/dFMfOkIrBt
— Pierre Hamon (@hamonpierre44) February 16, 2023
As of this writing, several hundred supporters are still stuck outside the stadium. The Loire Brigade, whose equipment would have been turned back at the entrance, headed for the exit of the visitors’ sector. On Twitter, Pierre Hamon (Ouest-France) indicates that the police are blocking, for the time being, the final exit of certain supporters.
A decried organization.
According to information from Tribune Nantaise, the very strict search and control procedures of the transalpine authorities have delayed the access of supporters to their stands. The personnel assigned to this mission would be very few and only the upper entrance to the car park is, for the moment, open.
Never been so close to the goal… But the party is ruined. No fun. Disgusted. #JUVFCN pic.twitter.com/pEAe3IglNJ
— Alexis Vergereau (@Alexis_Vrg) February 16, 2023
Earlier in the day, the organization around the movement of Nantes residents had already been denounced on social networks. The shuttles set up from Parco Valentino, overloaded, took longer than expected to take the road towards the stadium. Many supporters pointed to deplorable supervision, finding themselves parked between gates when they arrived at the stadium.
