Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Bayern Munich v Lazio - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - March 5, 2024 General view outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth
(Reuters) - An Italian fan was arrested in Munich late on Monday for performing an Adolf Hitler salute after the police were called to a beer hall where a gathering of Lazio supporters had assembled.
Bayern Munich are set to host Lazio in the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie on Tuesday. Lazio hold a 1-0 advantage from the first match.
In a statement on Tuesday, Munich police said that an 18-year-old was arrested for performing the salute and released after posting a four-figure sum as bail.
Italian media shared a video showing Lazio supporters congregating in a Munich beer hall, enthusiastically chanting 'Duce! Duce! Duce!' — a familiar term for the former Italian dictator and ally of Hitler, Benito Mussolini.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Toby Davis)
