A Newcastle United supporter is in hospital in Milan after being stabbed on Monday night time.
Newcastle followers have flocked to Italy to observe their membership play in opposition to AC Milan within the San Siro on Tuesday, in what can be their first Champions League match for 20 years.
A 58-year-old British man was attacked by a gaggle of males at round midnight close to the centre of the town earlier than police intervened, in response to a number of reviews. Photos confirmed a shirtless man with a Newcastle United tattoo mendacity on the road in a pool of blood, being handled by medics earlier than being taken away in an ambulance.
A member of the family of the sufferer informed the Mail Online that three supporters have been stabbed and that one was “badly” damage.
“Three of them got jumped from behind by a group wearing balaclavas/masks, with one getting stabbed badly. They were leaving the fan zone to head to the hotel. They are all OK and stable now though thankfully.”
The Newcastle squad’s flight was in the meantime delayed by opposed climate on Monday, with supervisor Eddie Howe insisting the scenario had not affected his staff’s preparations for the match.
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