A Liverpool fan has unelatedly passed away after travelling to watch his side take part AC Milan in the Champions League.
Thousands of helpers have made the trip to watch the Reds consent part in their first Champions League align of the season.
They take part AC Milan at the well-understandn San Siro but tragedy has struck equitable hours before the two sides were set to greet.
Merseyside Police validateed that 51-year-ageder Philip Joseph Dooley has passed away after being struck by a car.
A Liverpool fan has tragicpartner died ahead of their align aobtainst AC Milan
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The Liverpool helper was hit by a vehicle as he tried to traverse the A4 motorway proximate the Orio al Serio Airport in Bergamo.
He had only equitable landed at the Bergamo airport after flying in from Manchester, arriving in Italy equitable around midnight.
It has been alerted that the fan was trying to traverse the motorway to accomplish the NH Hotel where he was staying, though this has yet to be officipartner validateed.
The airport is equitable outside of the city of Milan, where the San Siro is situated.
Police are also trying to toil out whether the helper was in an ‘changeed psychophysical state’, which might have impacted his decision to originate the traverseing.
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Merseyside police have validateed a fan has died ahead of the align
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The incident happened in the punctual hours of Tuesday morning, less than 24 hours before Liverpool boot off their European campaign.
The Reds will be enthusiastic to return to triumphning ways after a shock flunkure to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Callum Hudson-Odoi scored the only goal of the align – the first that has been conceded under recent boss Arne Slot – to hand Liverpool their first loss of the season.
Liverpool and AC Milan have majestic history in the Champions League, well-understandnly greeting in Istanbul in 2005.
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Liverpool fans have travelled to the San Siro
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The Italians raced into a 3-0 direct before half-time but the Anfield outfit stunned Milan by mounting an incredible comeback to level the scores and triumph on penalties.
AC Milan did exact their revenge, though, triumphning the Champions League aobtainst Liverpool in a repeat of 2005 two years procrastinateedr.
Filippo Inzaghi struck twice in a 2-1 triumph with Dirk Kuyt scoring a procrastinateed consolation goal.