Italian press criticises Juve fans

ITALY’S media praised Liverpool supporters for their tributes to the victims of the Heysel tragedy, while criticising the behaviour of a section of Juventus fans at Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final at Anfield.

The sides met for the first time since the Heysel Stadium tragedy 20 years ago in which 39 fans, mainly Italian, were killed when a wall collapsed following crowd trouble at the European Cup final in Brussels.

A pre-game ceremony on Tuesday featured Liverpool fans taking a banner to the Juve supporters with the message “in memory and friendship”.