England fans charged at by police and struck with batons before win over Italy in Naples

Police utilized shields to propulsion immoderate England fans backmost extracurricular the stadium

England fans person told the BBC they were charged astatine by constabulary and struck with batons erstwhile trying to participate Napoli's Diego Armando Maradona Stadium earlier Thursday's lucifer against Italy.

One antheral was pictured connected the level pursuing a complaint by the police.

"They deed him with a shield and with a baton," Vince Hankinson told BBC Sport.

"He fell to the crushed holding his caput and they conscionable near him determination portion everybody other trampled implicit him. The constabulary came [but they] didn't truly assistance him astatine all.

"We arrived astatine the stadium aft a ridiculous hour-and-a-half travel connected the bus, which was expected to beryllium a speedy 20-minute drive."

Another England fan, Joshua Ray, said helium was "scared for my safety" and the travelling supporters were not informed what the constabulary wanted them to do.

"We each went and did the checks, nary problem. Everybody had their IDs, we came here, I presume it was conscionable a queue, but for immoderate crushed they are not letting anybody in," Ray said.

"We deliberation possibly they're letting america in, but nary connection and past each of a abrupt they conscionable charged guardant and knocked a load of radical over. I saw 1 feline spell down. Nothing has been communicated."

An England instrumentality earlier had their summons cancelled by the Football Association aft travelling to Naples with an violative banner astir Diego Maradona.

The fixture was played astatine Napoli's stadium which was named aft the Argentina legend, who died aged 60 successful 2020.

An FA spokesperson "strongly condemned" the individual, saying the emblem included a "highly violative message".

"We instantly took steps to person their summons cancelled earlier the match," a connection added.

Maradona, 1 of the top footballers of each time, famously scored his 'Hand of God' extremity against England successful the 1986 World Cup. He played 257 times and won 2 league titles astatine Napoli.

England recorded their archetypal triumph successful Italy since 1961, with Harry Kane becoming the nation's all-time grounds goalscorer successful the 2-1 win.