Arsenal have launched an investigation into why hundreds of traveling supporters were delayed in getting to the Champions League Group F tie against Napoli on Wednesday night. Special buses had been provided to take Gunners supporters out to the Stadio Sao Paulo, so as to avoid known hot spots for trouble in the past such as the Forcella and Quartieri Spagnoli areas, many were delayed in leaving and caught up in traffic. It resulted in several hundred missing the kick-off, with additional problems caused by late congestion outside the entrance gate. Arsene Wenger Speaks at His Post Match Conference After the Napoli Game. “We are aware of the problems our travelling supporters had on Wednesday night and in particular their late arrival at the game. We are very disappointed for our fans that they had a difficult evening but the circumstances were beyond our control,” an Arsenal statement read. “We are very disappointed for our fans that they had a difficult evening but the circumstances were beyond our control. “We have launched an investigation to work out precisely what happened.” The Gunner’s had earlier warned its fans to avoid the violent areas on their route to the stadium.

Arsenal have launched an
investigation into why hundreds of
traveling supporters were delayed in
getting to the Champions League
Group F tie against Napoli on
Wednesday night.
Special buses had been provided to take
Gunners supporters out to the Stadio Sao
Paulo, so as to avoid known hot spots for
trouble in the past such as the Forcella
and Quartieri Spagnoli areas, many were
delayed in leaving and caught up in
traffic.
It resulted in several hundred missing
the kick-off, with additional problems
caused by late congestion outside the
entrance gate.
Arsene Wenger Speaks at His Post Match
Conference After the Napoli Game.
“We are aware of the problems our
travelling supporters had on Wednesday
night and in particular their late arrival
at the game. We are very disappointed
for our fans that they had a difficult
evening but the circumstances were
beyond our control,” an Arsenal
statement read.
“We are very disappointed for our fans
that they had a difficult evening but
the circumstances were beyond our
control.
“We have launched an investigation to
work out precisely what happened.”
The Gunner’s had earlier warned its
fans to avoid the violent areas on their
route to the stadium.