The European Football Association (UEFA) opened a disciplinary investigation on Friday into incidents that allegedly occurred after the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final between Bodø/Glimt and Roma, which was played on Thursday in Norway.
Bodo/Glimt club in northern Norway told police on Friday that they denied allegations that their manager was the attacker in Thursday’s post-match incidents, after their 2-1 win over Roma.
In an interview after the match, Roma captain and only goal Lorenzo Pellegrini called ‘An insult to competition’ The alleged attack of the Norwegian coach Kjetel Knutsen on the Portuguese goalkeeper of Roma, Nuno Santos.
But on Friday, the Arctic Circle team charged the wolf with Bombing the media with false information.arguing that his coach was actually an accident victim.
Bodo/Glimt Club said they had seen a video of the attack and had asked for it “The public has access to the film held by UEFA”.
According to Kjetil Knutsen’s account, Nuno Santos waited for him to insult him, then claimed that he She grabs her by the neck and pushes against the wall. In the players tunnel, when Knutsen began to defend himself.
The two had already met in the group stage of the same competition: Bodo/Glimt had corrected Roma (6-1) in Norway before leveling (2-2) in Italy.
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