A violent night that saw hundreds of ultras fighting in the streets and leaving a path of devastation in their wake shook Athens.
Monday’s altercation on the outskirts of the capital resulted in several stabbings of one of the Greek fans of the football team AEK Athens.
Police say the 22-year-old male was taken to the hospital but later passed away.
Skirmishes outside the AEK stadium in the northern suburb of Nea Philadelphia also resulted in eight fan injuries.
At least 98 people were detained by police, the most of whom were Dinamo Zagreb supporters from Croatia.
After the visiting team’s practise was over and the players had left the stadium, fights broke out.
A video captured the chaotic events, as individuals were swinging wooden bats at each other and tossing flares and petrol bombs.
The conditions for the play were not reached, so the game between AEK and Dinamo Zagreb, which was supposed to take place at the stadium on Tuesday, has been postponed.
Violence has no place in our sport, and we demand that those accountable for this awful conduct be apprehended and brought before the law as soon as possible.
Later on Tuesday, UEFA announced that the game had been moved to August 19.
Giannis Oikonomou, the minister of Greek citizen protection, emphasised the necessity for the government to step up efforts to reduce sports violence.
He deemed it “inacceptable” that police were unable to stop the incident.
The politician claimed that as a result, seven police officers will be fired from their positions.
A preliminary hearing was held in court earlier today for about 100 Dinamo Zagreb fans.