Partizan fans cause conflict with Valencia police, chaos ensues / News - Basketnews.com

Partizan fans occupied the seats that were not theirs, and the National Police had to intervene, causing a conflict. Several police officers could be seen beating a couple of fans with police batons. Valencia Basket released a public apology.

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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade captured their fifth win in a row in the EuroLeague after defeating Valencia Basket on their home court. After the game, the home team released a statement regarding the behavior of the guest fans.

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Namely, about 400 Partizan fans were present in the match and actively supported their favorite team. However, they caused an incident with the local police after not cooperating with the arena's security.

The guest fans occupied the seats that were not theirs. Instead, they all gathered in the upper deck of La Fonteta. National Police had to get involved, and a confrontation between the opposing fanbases began.

Videos of the altercation show several police officers beating fans with police batons.

Following the incident, a significant number of private security and police officers were present at all times near the Partizan fans. Following the events, Valencia Basket released a public statement:

Valencia Basket wants to apologize to its fans, especially those whose location was close to sector 218, for the events carried out by the Partizan fans, who occupied seats that were not theirs and showed uncivil behavior, forcing the action of the security forces and the decision to relocate the taronja fans. The Club will work to ensure that a similar situation never occurs again.

It is not the first time Partizan fans have caused incidents in away games. Namely, a fan was arrested and issued a ban after a scuffle in Vitoria-Gasteiz earlier this season.

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