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UEFA charges Albania and Romania over Euro 2016 crowd incidents

Scavalcato Tatarusanu, Armando Sadiku festeggia il primo gol dell'Albania agli Europei (Foto Getty)
Image: Armando Sadiku celebrates scoring the winning goal for Albania against Romania

UEFA has charged Albania and Romania over incidents at their Group A game at Euro 2016 on Sunday.

The governing body said in a statement that both federations were facing charges for "setting off fireworks" and the "throwing of objects" at the match in Lyon.

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Albania faced additional charges for "field invasion", the statement added.

Albania won the game 1-0 to clinch third place in the group and maintain hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages, while Romania were eliminated.