This was imposed by UEFA after the decision by the Italian authorities not to allow the sale of tickets to Dutch supporters for the Olimpico match
Roma fans will not be able to support the team in Rotterdam in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final against Feyenoord scheduled for Thursday 13 April. The Dutch company communicated this in a note on its website, explaining that “following the decision by the Italian authorities to ban Feyenoord supporters during the return match in Rome, UEFA ordered Feyenoord not to sell tickets to fans of AS Roma for the first leg at the De Kuip stadium”.
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The double Roma-Feyenoord challenge, therefore, will be staged without the fans of the away team. Given the past and the recent threats from Dutch fans, on the one hand the mayor of Rome has loudly asked and obtained the blocking of Dutch supporters for the second leg. On the other hand, UEFA intervened to balance the score, forbidding the sale of tickets to Giallorossi supporters for the first leg match in Rotterdam. An inevitable question and answer.
“In recent times, there have been frequent consultations with AS Roma and UEFA to discuss options for the quarter-finals of the Europa League,” reads the Dutch club’s statement. “Feyenoord and the municipality of Rotterdam are committed to have away fans in attendance and to make a good football party.” “For a long time it seemed like a feasible scenario to have at least a small number of 1200 away fans going to matches, but in the end the Italian authorities decided otherwise, Feyenoord fans are not welcome in Rome,” the statement continued. UEFA announced today that no Italian fans are allowed to come to Rotterdam.” “The sale of tickets for the home match against AS Roma will start later today,” concluded the Feyenoord statement. they will also be on sale for Feyenoord fans.”
