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Arsenal fans hoping to enjoy a drink or two during their visit to Milan for the team’s Champions League clash against Inter have been left bitterly disappointed after a widespread alcohol ban was introduced in the city.
The Gunners have started the season in mixed form, falling to fifth in the table despite plans to claim their first Premier League trophy in two decades, and are now three games without a win.
This has translated into their Champions League campaign, with Mikel Arteta’s side impressively sweeping aside Paris Saint-Germain between close games with Atalanta, who finished 0-0, and Shakhtar Donetsk, who won 1- 0.
The next trip is to the San Siro to face Inter Milan tomorrow night and Arsenal fans will be keen to cement themselves in the automatic qualification places against a team with exactly the same record as them so far.
But any fan looking to calm their nerves with an alcoholic drink before the game will be dismayed to discover that the city is drying out before the clash. the express information.
Arsenal fans hoping to enjoy a drink or two during their visit to Milan for their Champions League clash with Inter face an alcohol ban.
The Gunners lost to Newcastle on Saturday, leaving them without a win in three
Drinking alcohol was also banned in the team’s goalless draw against Atalanta in September.
The decision to ban the sale of alcohol in Milan was announced by Prefect Claudio Sgaraglia on the Italian government website.
The sanction will cover some of the busiest areas of Italy’s second city, including the tourist center of the Centro area, which will be an alcohol-free zone between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
This region includes popular drinking spots such as Piazza San Babila, Piazza Duomo, Piazza Cordusio, Largo Cairoli, Largo Beltrami, Piazza Castello and Foro Buonaparte, Darsena, Navigli, Corso Como, the Sempione area and San Siro.
Several surrounding areas will be prohibited from noon to midnight on match day.
The prefect has also prohibited takeaway establishments from selling alcoholic beverages to fans in plastic or glass cups.
In a statement, the Italian Ministero dell’ Interno stated: “The ban (…) was established to guarantee the security of the event and prevent possible disturbances of public order due to alcohol abuse.”
The move represents an attempt to mitigate potential issues with the public, with Arsenal expected to use up their allocation of 4,361.
It is another alcohol-free visit to Italy for Gunners fans after traveling fans were prevented from drinking in large areas of Bergamo before the goalless draw against Atalanta.
Inter fans celebrate in Piazza Duomo, one of the areas affected by the alcohol ban
Arsenal fans will not be able to have a drink before or during their match at San Siro
Celtic fans faced a similar problem when they arrived in Bergamo to play Atalanta.
That trip, however, featured designated drinking areas in the city, controlled by local police, and no such options were offered for Wednesday’s game.
Celtic fans had the same problems when they headed to Bergamo last month, as their 1,300 supporters were greeted with restricted drinking options before the match which also ended goalless.
Basketball fans could only purchase drinks with a concentration of less than five percent and were not allowed to drink from glass cups or bottles, as officials sought to “protect the city’s artistic heritage.”
