ROME – (Lega Serie A) The 2010/11 Coppa Italia final takes place tomorrow, Sunday 29 May 2011, at 21:00 in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The event is expected to be a sell-out and with two sets of fans travelling to the neutral venue from different cities, considerable organisation is required to ensure public safety as vast numbers of people move through the capital. These and related issues were discussed over the last few days at Rome police headquarters in Via San Vitale by members of the task force summoned by the questore (chief of police). The principal concern is to guarantee maximum accessibility to the stadium by providing assistance to supporters of both teams, in keeping with the public order management policies implemented since the start of the football season. Separate transport changeover points have been designated to facilitate travel through the city using the metro lines and the public shuttle services.
Supporters arriving in their own vehicles will be directed by the traffic police at the motorway exit gates and at other possible access routes to the city. Vehicles left in the allocated parking areas will be guarded by the police forces for the duration of the event. To assist fans, and avoid congestion on the public transport services running to the Stadio Olimpico, the stadium gates will open at 17:00. Metro system line A will run until 1.30 am for the benefit of fans returning to the assembly points. The two Clubs are providing a further 140 stewards to assist those already involved in the organisation of the event. The area under surveillance for the maintenance of public order has been extended to include the historic centre, and plain clothes officers will monitor activity and alert the event's Public Safety Management Unit if deemed necessary, thereby guaranteeing a rapid redeployment of forces.
HOW TO REACH THE STADIUM
F.C. Internazionale fans
Inter fans arriving in their own vehicles or on tourist buses can use the Roma Nord motorway exit to reach the designated parking area in Saxa Rubra. From there a shuttle service to the stadium will be provided. Inter fans travelling to Rome by train can continue their journey to the stadium by using the organised shuttle service (from Piazza dei Cinquecento, the square in front of the station, Via Marsala side - on the right), or the metro system (line A, getting off at Cipro for the Stadio Olimpico).
Palermo fans
Supporters of the Sicilian team arriving in their own vehicles or on tourist buses can use the Roma Sud motorway exit to reach the designated parking area at the Anagnina metro station. From there they can take line A of the metro system as far as the Cipro stop, from where they can walk to the Stadio Olimpico. Palermo fans travelling to Rome by train can continue their journey to the stadium by using the organised shuttle service (from Piazza dei Cinquecento, the square in front of the station, on the left - Via Giolitti side), or the metro system (line A, getting off at Cipro for the Stadio Olimpico).
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