"Last night, a group of Juventus fans entered a pub in the city centre where a group of English supporters were." said Turin police spokeswoman Cecilia Tartoni. "There was an argument, and a Liverpool fan was hit in the head with a bat by one of the Juventus fans.
"The Liverpool fan received medical attention in the pub. He did not have to go to hospital, and the prognosis is that he will recover in seven days. He will still go to the game tonight.
"Twenty Juventus fans were stopped by the police. We searched the vehicles and their homes and we found baseball bats and other weapons.
"Eight of them have been detained by police for being in possession of arms."