Liverpool CEO Peter Moore revealed he stayed at a Naples hospital with a fan who was apparently attacked before the Premier League team’s Champions League match on Tuesday.
The Liverpool supporter was allegedly ambushed in a bar ahead of his team’s loss to Napoli.
Moore responded to an appeal for someone to check on the fan, identified as Steven Allen, who apparently attended the match but was admitted to Ospedale Cardarelli after collapsing due to “significant blood loss” at the San Paolo Stadium.
“I’m at the hospital with Steven right now,” Moore posted on Twitter. “We will not leave him until we are comfortable that he’s fine, so can everyone stop worrying for now.
“Trying to get him seen by a doctor, but there’s a distinct lack of urgency here from the police and medical staff.”
An hour later, Moore added: “The hospital staff and the police have now helped Steven and been very cooperative. He’s been seen and will be monitored throughout the night. He asked me to thank everyone for their concern.”
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