After the first semi -finals of the Summer Classics on Saturday in Bolzano, which HC ŠKODA Pilsen had won 3-0 against the EHC Kloten, there were serious riots. But there was also rioting in the hotel, and a police officer was injured.
First, according to eyewitnesses, there are said to have occurred clashes between Swiss ultras and followers of HC Bolzano. The Kloten fans are said to have attacked the Bozner.
The situation later escalated again: In the evening, the situation escalated in an official press release: Several police officers attacked in the evening in front of a hotel in Bolzano. Chairs and tables were thrown. An official was injured, his recovery period is around a week.
According to “Sport news”, the incidents were extensively documented by the law enforcement officers. In close cooperation with the Swiss police, those responsible are now to be identified. Advertisements and stadium bans are planned against the rioters involved.
In the late morning, around 120 Swiss fans started their journey home from Bolzano. Her two buses were escorted from the special unit Digos to the state border – a measure that Quästor Giuseppe Ferrari had ordered due to the riots from the previous day.