Lazio fans sang fascist chants in Munich

The Italian newspaper “La Repubblica” published a cell phone video from the Hofbräuhaus on Tuesday in which Lazio supporters sing a song at the end of which they shout “Duce, Duce, Duce” (Leader) – referring to Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini .

The video also shows how some fans show the so-called “Roman salute” with an outstretched arm, which is popular with fascists – in Germany comparable to the Hitler salute. In response to a dpa request, the Munich police confirmed that there was an operation at the Hofbräuhaus on Monday evening and that investigations were underway. Details were not initially known.

The video is currently making the rounds on Twitter:

“The pictures are a disgrace”

The Roman city councilor for sports, Alessandro Onorato, strongly condemned the event. “The pictures of the Lazio fans who are in Munich for the Champions League game, who sing in honor of the Duce and show the Roman salute, are a disgrace. They drag the team, all the fans and the city of Rome into the dirt ” he said on Tuesday.

In response to a dpa inquiry, the Hofbräuhaus said that a group of Lazio fans had been accompanied by the police throughout the evening. “We were neither aware of any fascist songs being sung nor did we notice any corresponding gestures from the guests. Otherwise we would definitely have intervened,” the statement said.

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As can be seen on the cell phone video, the fans sang about, among other things, the “Black Shirts”, the paramilitary militias of Mussolini’s fascists. According to “Repubblica” there were almost 100 Roman fans in the inn. Lazio supporters repeatedly attract attention through fascist scandals.