LAST UPDATE | 14 Sep 2022
AC MILAN moved top of Champions League Group E after a routine 3-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb.
Olivier Giroud’s penalty on the stroke of half-time and further goals from Alexis Saelemaekers and Tommaso Pobega were enough for Milan to leapfrog Dinamo into first place on four points.
Stefano Pioli’s side are three points ahead of Salzburg in third, before their match at bottom side Chelsea later tonight, following their first home win in Europe’s top competition in nine years.
The build up to the match was overshadowed by reports that a Dinamo fan was stabbed ahead of kick-off.
News agency AGI says a 39-year-old man was knifed in the buttocks as two fans were attacked near the San Siro stadium.
Police in Milan said on Wednesday evening that 36 Dinamo fans had been intercepted, with 23 charged “for a variety of offences” and 20 handed stadium bans.
Italian media reported that earlier on Wednesday 14 Dinamo supporters were caught by police with knives, flares and a telescopic baton.
A video published on social media appeared to show a group of Dinamo supporters dressed in black and making Nazi salutes as they made their way towards the stadium.
Police had predicted potential trouble, closing a big chunk of the San Siro near the away section in order to minimise clashes between home supporters and the around 4,000 Dinamo fans present at the game.
