The two fans were rushed to hospital (Picture: Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)
Two Brighton supporters have been stabbed ahead of their team’s match against Roma.
The supporters, aged 28 and 29, were hospitalised with knife wounds after the attack in Rome, Italy at around midnight on Wednesday.
Brighton and Hove Albion are set to play Roma in a Europa League match at Rome’s Olympic Stadium this evening.
A police spokesman said the footie fans had been attacked in the street by ‘six or seven people wearing masks’.
The pair were also robbed of their bag containing their IDs and wallets.
Italian media say there are more than 4,000 Brighton and Hove Albion supporters expected to watch the match this evening.
Police are scouring CCTV cameras for footage of the incident, and pubs and restaurants as well as monuments in the city will be guarded ahead of potential clashes between supporters.
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