Soccer-Lazio hit back at 'insulting' reasons for Marseille travel ban

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Lazio v Inter Milan - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - October 16, 2021 Lazio's Ciro Immobile scores their first goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

ROME (Reuters) - Lazio said they "cannot accept a gratuitous insult" to their "entire fanbase" after the French interior ministry banned the Italian club’s travelling supporters from attending the Europa League game against Olympique Marseille due to concerns over violence and fascist chanting.

The two clubs meet in the French city on Thursday, two weeks after a 0-0 draw in Rome that Marseille fans were barred from travelling to.