'Back to the middle ages': Italian police investigate Lazio fans' sexist flyers

  • Ultras facing probe after warning women to stay away
  • Two suspects identified after public outcry

Police and football authorities in Italy have launched an investigation after hardcore Lazio fans warned women to stay away from front row seats at the club’s stadium in Rome, in an incident that has sparked a public outcry about sexism.

Ahead of Lazio’s Serie A curtain raiser against Napoli on Saturday, ultras handed out flyers stating that the stand they occupy in the Stadio Olimpico stadium is a “sacred place” where women are not welcome.

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