There are some believe that a riot in Zagreb between Dinamo and Red Star fans touched off the war in 1991. So Locke's claim isn't outlandish IMO.
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The incident took place just weeks after Croatia's first multi-party elections in almost 50 years in which the parties favouring Croatian independence had won the majority of votes. The riot resulted in over 60 people wounded, including some stabbed, shot or poisoned by tear gas
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A famous Croatian and Dinamo captain, Zvonimir Boban drop kicked a riot police in defense of a Dinamo fan.
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Here I was, a public face prepared to risk his life, career, and everything that fame could have brought, all because of one ideal, one cause; the Croatian cause.
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I have no doubt that a Dinamo-Red Star rematch in a R16 would ignite passions and bring back memories of the 1990 riot. Likely wouldn't be played behind closed doors, but a special ruling would come down from UEFA that no visiting fans are allowed. This happened when Croatia & Serbia played each other in qualifying in 2013, with Croatia obviously coming out on top
