Lecce – The risk of riots and clashes between Lecce and Roma fans is too high and therefore, in view of the match next Tuesday, January 6, a ban on the sale of tickets for the Via del Mare to residents in the Lazio region has been ordered.
The Analysis Committee for the Safety of Sporting Events, in its session yesterday, 30 December, recognized the concrete danger of violent actions by fans belonging to the football teams of Lecce and Rome, similarly to what happened on the occasion of other matches, given the existence of a great rivalry that has pitted them against each other for some time.
Not being able to exclude that serious disturbances to public order and safety could occur on the occasion of the match that will be played on 6 January 2026 at the Lecce stadium, he asked the prefect of Lecce Natalino Manno to evaluate, as a preventive measure, the adoption of measures prohibiting the sale of coupons to residents in the Lazio region and the sale of coupons for the guest sector only to subscribers to the As Roma loyalty program resident in regions other than Lazio, up to the maximum limit established of 350 coupons.
Recognizing, therefore, the need and urgency to adopt the necessary measures aimed at ensuring the protection of public order and safety on the occasion of the aforementioned sporting competition, the Prefecture of Lecce, in accordance with the Committee’s observations and as agreed upon at the Provincial Committee for Public Order and Security on 30 December, with a specific provision adopted today, it has established a ban on the sale of coupons to residents in the Lazio region and the sale of coupons for the guest sector only to subscribers to the As Roma loyalty program resident in regions other than Lazio, within the established limit of 350 coupons.
