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Five of those held were Napoli supporters and
the other three were visiting fans from Germany, Alessandro
Giuliano said during a news conference.
Napoli won the match 3-0, passing into the Champions League
quarter-finals for the first time.
The Italian authorities banned fans living in Frankfurt from
attending the stadium for the match amid concerns about possible
violence, but a group of the German club's supporters made the
trip to Italy anyway.
Footage showed supporters clashing with anti-riot forces and a
police car in flames, with objects being tossed towards the
police while overturned tables and chairs lay smashed on the
ground.
Italian media said home supporters threw stones and bottles at
buses carrying the Eintracht fans, damaging one window. Some 600
of them travelled from Germany, where Napoli won the first leg
2-0.
"These are not fans, they are criminals, thugs. I wonder if they
would make the same mess in Germany?," Italy's Deputy Prime
Minister Matteo Salvini wrote on Instagram, while expressing his
"full support" for police on the ground.
Fans also clashed prior to the first leg in Frankfurt.
Eintracht were informed last week of Italy's decision not to
allow their fans into the stadium, with the club reacting
angrily and calling the decision "an unacceptable interference".
(Writing by Angelo Amante and Francesca PiscioneriEditing by
Toby Davis and Gavin Jones)
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