Thanks for the helpful advice, the information is much appreciated. If, like yourselves, we come away with a result, I'm sure the wait on the buses will be bearable. Cheers again.

I was there in 2009 and after the match (plus 90 minutes of being held in) the police shepherded us onto the buses. So there's nothing stopping you from traveling independently to the match and then buses back; it wasn't a return or nothing type of thing. There were different buses if you were on ...

Cheers for the replies. Is it true that the bus that was attacked took a wrong turning? Herbert did you go? I assume that the local plod want everyone in the stadium as early as possible - are there any bars anywhere near the pick up point in the park?

Hello there, off to Rome next week and was after a bit of advice from those that might have gone a couple of years ago. Is there anything to prevent people just getting the free buses back after the game? i.e. one way.
It looks like they leave ridiculously early beforehand, so we're contemplating ...