Stadium ban, fine for Inter

Inter Milan were handed a record six-match stadium ban and 300,000 Swiss francs 248,600 fine after their Champions League quarter-final second leg against city rivals AC Milan was abandoned because of crowd trouble.

The final two games of the ban are suspended and will come into effect only if Inter fans are the cause of further trouble during a probationary period of three years, European soccer8217;s ruling body UEFA said on Friday. In practice the ban means Inter will have to play without supporters for their next four UEFA competition home fixtures.

AC Milan were awarded the tie 5-0 on aggregate and will play PSV Eindhoven in the semi-finals. AC Milan won the first leg of the quarter-final 2-0 and were leading Inter 1-0 when the game was stopped after 73 minutes when flares were thrown on to the San Siro pitch. Inter are currently third in Serie A. If they finish in that position, or fourth place, they would enter the Champions League in the final qualifying round and play the home tie behind closed doors. Reuters