Athletic statement after the incidents in Rome

Valverde, De Marcos and Williams They recriminated on the same field of play the attitude of some of their followers who threw flares at the fans of the Romethe coach and the first captain publicly condemned what happened and now it is the Athletic the one who launches a statement to censor and denounce what happened in the Olympic. “Hau ez da gure stylea”, the text is titled. “This is not our style”, in Basque.

This is the full statement issued by Athletic

Athletic Club wants to show zero tolerance in situations like the one that occurred at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Athletic Club wants to express its strongest condemnation of the unacceptable acts carried out by a minority of people who went to the Europa League match against AS Roma and who were located in the visiting stands.
During the match, this small group lit flares and threw some of them into the local stands, contravening safety regulations and tarnishing the image of our fans, known for their exemplary behavior and unconditional support for the team in any circumstance.
These attitudes do not represent the historical values ​​of Athletic Club, such as respect, sportsmanship and coexistence. The club always works to promote a positive atmosphere at sporting events, both in San Mamés and in its travels, and will fight tirelessly so that there are no attitudes that endanger the safety of attendees or tarnish the reputation of our fans. . As Valverde expressed at the end of the match: “For all of us, football is a party. And this is not football, we don’t like it.”
Athletic Club, in collaboration with the competent authorities, is already taking the necessary measures to identify those responsible and ensure that the corresponding sanctions are applied. The Club will work to eradicate these behaviors, zero tolerance. This minority does not represent our fans. Captain Oscar de Marcos, along with Iñaki Williams, have let this minority of fans know at the conclusion of the match that their attitude “is inadmissible.”
Athletic thanks the vast majority of its fans for their behavior in Rome, they continue to demonstrate their commitment to the Club and to the values ​​that make us unique and they have demonstrated it again in a trip of 3,000 people to the Italian capital without any incident and proudly displaying our colors and identity.
Athletic Club wishes to apologize to AS Roma and its fans who have been affected by the attitude of these people.

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