"Liverpool" fans were greeted by Neapolis with knives (updated) © EuroFootball.com

Three fans who accompanied the team to the Europa League match in Italy, as well as the Italian bar owner who tried to defend them, were stabbed in the city of Naples.

According to reports, in several separate attacks, young local residents attacked 27, 44, and 52-year-old men were taken to the hospital with stab and slash wounds on their legs, arms, and heads. Their lives are not in danger, report Italian newspapers "Gazzetta dello Sport" and "La Stampa".

According to the police, a total of six Englishmen were injured by the attackers.

The "Napoli" and "Liverpool" match, for which all 60 thousand tickets were sold, will be played tonight at 8 pm Lithuanian time.