An English football fan is recovering in a Rome hospital after being stabbed by Italians who stormed a bar and attacked a group of Tottenham Hotspur supporters.
Ashley Mills, in his mid-20s, was seriously hurt in the attack in the early hours of Thursday, suffering injuries to his skull and thigh.
But Rome police say his life is not in danger and he is being kept in the San Camillo hospital for observation.
The Spurs fans were out drinking in a pub in central Rome ahead of their team's Europa League match with Lazio when a group of about 50 masked assailants stormed the bar and attacked them.
The hooligans - their faces covered by motorbike helmets and scarves - were armed with knives, baseball bats and knuckle dusters, witnesses and police said.
The attack was in The Drunken Ship pub, a popular tourist spot in Rome's busy Campo de Fiori, and has been blamed on Lazio "Ultras", or fanatical fans.
The Drunken Ship after the attack Witnesses said some of the assailants had shouted "Jews" at the Tottenham fans. The north London team is known for having a large Jewish fan base.
Lazio supporters are known to include far-right extremists and fascist sympathisers.
But Lazio president Claudio Lotito denied club supporters were responsible, saying: "When it emerges who was really responsible, some people will be surprised."
The attack left seven people injured, including an American and a Bangladeshi, and the pub in tatters, its windows broken, chairs and tables overturned, and blood stains on the floor.
Police have named other injured British fans as Dave Lesley, Stephen Tierney and Christopher Allen.
There were no reports of violence during the 0-0 draw at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday night, but some Lazio fans aimed anti-Semitic chants at Spurs supporters.
In the reverse fixture at White Hart Lane in September, Lazio fans aimed monkey noises and gestures at black Tottenham players, leading UEFA to fine the club £32,500.
The attack confirms Rome's reputation as a dangerous city for English football fans, with supporters of Manchester United, Middlesbrough and other English teams also involved in violence in recent years.
The Drunken Ship's owner, Marco Manzi, said the Spurs supporters were for the most part quiet and well-behaved when the attack took place.
"Then arrived what I presume were Italian supporters wearing scooter helmets with their faces covered with scarves, carrying stones and rocks. They arrived in the pub and they attacked the English supporters," he said.
Police in Rome said the homes of more than a dozen suspects had been searched.
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