Roma fan jailed over violence before Liverpool Champions League match

• Daniele Sciusco sent to prison for two-and-a-half years
• Italian took part in violence that led to fan’s serious injury

An Italian football fan has been jailed for two-and-a-half years after an outbreak of violence before the Champions League semi-final which left a Liverpool fan seriously injured.

Roma supporter Daniele Sciusco, 29, from Rome, admitted violent disorder ahead of the Anfield match on 24 April. On Friday, Preston Crown Court heard that Irish Liverpool fan Sean Cox, 53, was still in a serious condition after suffering a head injury in the violence - although Sciusco was not directly involved in causing his injuries.

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