Italian police on red alert for Chelsea's Champions League clash against Roma
ITALIAN cops are on red alert ahead of Chelseas high profile Champions League clash against Roma.
Around 2,000 Chelsea fans are expected in the Italian capital for Tuesdays game and extra officers have been drafted in from across the Italian capital.
The Chelsea squad train on Monday ahead of their Champions League clash against Roma.
The Italian club help the West London side to a 3-3 draw two weeks ago at Stamford Bridge.
Officials fear around 200 potential hooligans will travel to Italy and as a result officers from the Met have also gone out for the high risk game.
There are fears Chelsea fans will unite with their Lazio counterparts so they can ambush Roma fans heading to the match.
Earlier this month there was trouble in and around Kensington, West London, after Roma supporters at the match at Stamford Bridge clashed with police forcing shoppers to take cover.
Rome has been the scene of various disturbances with English fans from Middlesbrough and Manchester United being targeted in the past - the most serious clash was in 2007 when dozens of United fans were hurt in clashes.
Edin Dzeko scored twice against the Blues - including this stunning left-footed volley.
Belgian winger Eden Hazard equalised late on for Chelsea to rescue a point for Antonio Contes men.
Police clashed with Roma fans before the Champions League match against Chelsea a fortnight ago.
Some Roma fans were seen throwing punches at police on High Street Kensington.
While in 2012 several Tottenham fans were stabbed by Lazio fans during a Europa League match.
A Rome police source said:We have held meetings with representatives from the Metropolitan Police, the British Embassy and Roma football club.
We are prepared for everything and this will be a highly sensitive week for us with fans from Britain and the France coming this week as Nice play Lazio on Thursday.
We will have a high number of officers on duty for the match and we will not tolerate excessive drinking or violent behaviour.
Cops will be patrolling the citys two airports, the main railway station and main squares with bar owners being asked to keep an eye out for drunken fans.
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