Inter ultras barred from whistling Roma’s Romelu Lukaku

Inter ultras will now not be able to whistle Romelu Lukaku in the high-profile meeting between the Nerazzurri and Roma tomorrow.

The Nerazzurri ultras had decided that they would carry 30,000 whistles inside the San Siro tomorrow and they would use them to whistle at Lukaku whenever the Belgian would touch the ball during the game tomorrow.

La Gazzetta dello Sport now state that the Milan police commissioner, Giuseppe Petronzi, decided yesterday afternoon at the end of a hectic day which involved meetings, cross opinions and official emails bouncing between Rome and Milan, that whistles will not be allowed inside for the game tomorrow.

The authorities decided that they would not allow an additional fuse to go off as this would also make sure that tempers are not high. Initially, the authorities were open to allowing whistles inside but their decision has now changed. In the meeting which took place yesterday, the security officers of the two clubs were also present.

It is stated that Roma weren’t against the idea of Inter fans carrying whistles inside the stadium, but it were the authorities that have made the decision to maintain public order.

Kaustubh Pandey | GIFN