Authorities in Rome have enforced a blanket ban on the sale of alcohol in a bid to stave off the threat of trouble between Manchester United and Barcelona fans.
United take on Barca in Wednesday's Champions League final in Rome with more than 67,000 fans expected to arrive in the Italian capital in the next two days.
In a bid to avoid incidents, local authorities have banned the sale of alcohol throughout the city and in airports and stations from 11pm on Tuesday until 6am on Thursday morning.
‘It will not be a militarised city,’ said Rome prefect Giovanni Pecorari.
‘All the necessary measures have been taken in order to give the best possible image of this city.’
