ATHENS, Greece (AP) — UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin is assembly with Greece’s prime minister on Wednesday as a part of an effort to cope with organized violence in soccer within the wake of a lethal assault led by Croatian followers in Athens.

Ceferin has began talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. They have been to be joined later by representatives from Greece’s 4 main golf equipment.

The conferences have been held hours earlier than the Super Cup match between Sevilla and Manchester City at Karaiskakis Stadium close to Athens.

A 29-year-old AEK Athens fan, Michalis Katsouris, was stabbed and killed final week after scores of supporters of Croatian membership Dinamo Zagreb, many carrying masks and wielding wood bats, staged an assault exterior the Greek membership’s stadium. More than 100 folks, principally Croatian nationals, have been detained on fees of homicide and membership of a prison gang.

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic accused Greek authorities of treating the arrested followers like “prisoners of war,” in remarks earlier this week {that a} Greek authorities official described as “unhelpful.”

UEFA known as off a Champions League qualifier between AEK and Dinamo final week however rejected a request by the Greek membership to droop the Zagreb crew.

Late Tuesday, AEK got here from behind for a 2-1 win with a Ninetieth-minute purpose at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb.

Costas Galanopoulos, who scored the late purpose, held up a black armband after placing within the winner.

“We really wanted the win. We didn’t come here for a draw,” the 25-year-old Greek midfielder mentioned. “I didn’t now how to celebrate the goal, and I didn’t want to provoke anyone — the fans or the team — but it was the least we could do as players and as a club.”

AEK will host Dinamo on Saturday.

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