First-half play had to be paused as doctors reacted to a cut to Cristiano Biraghi's head as the referee ushered the other Italian players to the halfway line after some West Ham fans threw plastic pint cups and a cigarette at Fiorentina's Biraghi.
The Premier League team is believed to be able to avoid the strictest punishment that football officials may issue. However, a UEFA source in Prague told Mail Sport: "I can tell you 100 percent that the new champions will at the very least receive a fine."
After receiving a thorough report on the incidences, we will let West Ham know so they may respond. But charges are virtually guaranteed.
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West Ham might be disqualified from UEFA competitions or made to play Europa League games in an empty stadium the next season. But when the referee's report has been looked at and assessed, a fine will be taken into consideration and is the most likely punishment.
The deplorable assaults on Fiorentina players were mentioned in the referee Carlos del Cerro Grande's report to UEFA.
One photograph captured the precise moment the Italian captain Cristiano Biraghi was struck by what appeared to be a beer glass made of hard formica plastic, leaving him hurt and bleeding from the back of his head.
When the West Ham contingent of fans started throwing glasses at Biraghi, he was set to take a corner in the first half.
At one time, when
Most West Ham fans would feel let down by the minority that were behind it all, according to West Ham supporter Keith Wildes, 41, of Wansted.
The fans I've been speaking to in this location admired their skipper for his work and sportsmanship. I'm sorry about that.
However, 22-year-old Barking resident Mark Hammond stated, "UEFA should have chucked a five quid returnable deposit on each glass." He was drinking in the Old Town Square while it was sunny. Nothing would have been thrown out back then.
After arriving home this afternoon on a flight, West Ham captain Declan Rice will tonight drive an open-top bus procession to display the trophy.
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