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Rome's mayor blasts Frankfurt 'beasts' who caused chaos in city
    Ben GladwellItaly correspondent ]


Frankfurt fans caused mayhem in Rome ahead of their Europa League win over Lazio. Photo by Stefano Montesi - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images

The mayor of Rome has branded the Frankfurt fans who went on the rampage in the city this week as "beasts."

Ahead of Frankfurt's 2-1 win at Lazio in the Europa League, monuments were damaged in and around Piazza del Popolo, where a group of around 300 fans threw flares and cherry bombs, and they continued to cause disruption as they marched down the city's streets, leaving empty glass beer bottles and refuse scattered over the floor.

Rome's mayor Virginia Raggi condemned their behaviour on Thursday evening, saying she does not want to see hooliganism in the city again.

Read more at: http://www.espn.com/soccer/eintracht-frankfurt/story/3727635/romes-mayor-blasts-frankfurt-beasts-who-caused-chaos-in-city