Chelsea fan killed in Rome

By: Jack | November 5th, 2008

Tuesday may have been a terrible day for Chelsea FC. It was tragic for a young supporter.

A flock of Blues fans, on their way to the Stadio Olympico in Rome for Tuesday’s Champions League tie against AS Roma, were caught in a torrential thunderstorm. A 13-year-old boy was killed when a tree in which he took shelter under was struck by lightning.

He was rushed to a hospital, but paramedics were unable to save him.

Thoughts here at The Offside go out to friends and family of the boy.

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Tags: Champions League, Chelsea Team News, Death, Randomness, Roma, Rome

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• jay |  November 5th, 2008 at 8:51 pm

  
  
  

  R.I.P. young blue

  Posted from United States

  

• Hondo |  November 5th, 2008 at 10:33 pm

  
  
  

  Strange.. http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=950593

  Posted from Finland

  

• Kane |  November 5th, 2008 at 11:06 pm

  
  
  

  Nature makes us and nature takes us.
  I’m sorry for the friends and family of the boy.

  Posted from Thailand

  

• asem (ROMA) |  November 6th, 2008 at 12:39 am

  
  
  

  it was actually a Roma fan…
  but whatever.

  A Grave Loss.
  Fanhood only runs so deep, but the fact is that a tragedy has occurred.

  Posted from United States

  

• Wayne |  November 6th, 2008 at 5:39 am

  
  
  

  Regardless of who he was a supporter of it’s very sad. RIP.

  Posted from United States

  

• lamagica |  November 7th, 2008 at 9:57 am

  
  
  

  yes, agreed. regardless of team colours, this is a tragic loss.

  rip niccolo.

  Posted from Canada

  

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