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Followers of Celtic were the subject of sickening banner which taunted their Irish heritage and harked back to the banned Famine Song.
The Romans’ sticklers have long been condemned for multiple acts of fascism and Lazio punters have been caught throwing flares at away fans before kick-off. But it was the ridiculous banner displayed atop their Champions League victory over Brendan Rodgers’ side that Almost in fact, Lazio will be on the bench and the heavily penalized team will likely face a fan ban at their next European home match, with UEFA set to take a grim view.
The mockery read: “The famine is over. Go home, you damn potato eaters. “The riff of the chant of condemnation used between Ulster loyalists and Rangers supporters has been included in a list of bans that Police Scotland has distributed to clubs because of what would be accepted in Scottish football. Lazio’s ultras also showed a sign telling their rivals “f ****** b *******” and asked if they had showered today.
But Lazio, attacked for their links to fascism through the Green Brigades on their visits to Celtic Park, decided to fight on a night when their team was pushed to the brink of the knockout stage of the Champions League. And the scenes followed: The insurrection police separated the punters after the chilling incident when a Lazio thug threw a pyrotechnics at the tightly packed enthusiasts before one of them was returned.