Roma’s president has slammed sections of the club’s support as ‘f***** morons’.
Jim Pallotta made the comments after a Liverpool fan was attacked by hooligans from the Serie A side before Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final.
Sean Cox, 53, remains in a critical condition after the incident outside Anfield, which saw two men from Rome charged with violent disorder and wounding.
Liverpool have held talks with Roma, UEFA and Italian police over supporter safety with 5,000 fans set to travel to next Wednesday’s return leg.
And Pallotta refused to hold back when speaking after the club’s 4-1 win over Chievo on Saturday.
He said: “These games are great – but they’re not life and death.
“What’s going on right now with Sean Cox in Liverpool, that’s life and death. I don’t really give a shit about the score of the game.
“We have a long history at Roma and what’s going on now is a few stupid people destroying our history and attacking our legacy, and I’m tired of it. It’s not just an issue for Roma.
“It’s an issue for Italy and it’s an issue for the authorities and it’s an issue for all of us to band together and to finally wake up so that we don’t have a reputation that’s not deserved.
“Our fans are the best fans in the world. It’s just a couple of fucking morons that take the rest of us down.”