This past weekend there was a major soccer game between local rivals Rome and Lazio. My friends and fellow Fulbrighters Ashley (living in Padua) and Clelia (living in Milan) came down for the event. I have always wanted to go to a European soccer game because they are supposed to be very intense, and my experience did not let me down in the least!
Making our way to the bus, with Ashley, Clelia, Katie, and Kristen
On the bus...
Walking to the stadium
Siamo solo noi!!!
FORZA ROMA!!!
The view from our first "seats". Our tickets were for a section that was on the border between the two fan sections in the stadium, and security, without telling any of the ticket holders, decided to close this area.
First of many flares thrown onto the field by the Lazio fans
Out comes the swat team. They don't mess around here.
View from our second seats, which we snuck into during halftime
Julian, Katie, Michael, and Brad
Roma scores! Celebration, hugging, clapping, cheering, shouting, chanting, waving.
The empty seats are where we were supposed to be sitting, and here it becomes clear as to why the section was closed. Just out of the frame on the left are the Lazio fans, and the people on the bottom right are the Roma fans. The flare being thrown was actually tossed into the Rome section by Lazio, and here someone is throwing it into the empty section to burn out. This type of thing went on all night.
Final score. Roma Victor!
Happy to win
On our way out of the stadium we saw that someone had lit a Lazio scarf on fire. God I love Italy.
Making our way to the bus, with Ashley, Clelia, Katie, and Kristen
On the bus...
Walking to the stadium
Siamo solo noi!!!
FORZA ROMA!!!
The view from our first "seats". Our tickets were for a section that was on the border between the two fan sections in the stadium, and security, without telling any of the ticket holders, decided to close this area.
First of many flares thrown onto the field by the Lazio fans
Out comes the swat team. They don't mess around here.
View from our second seats, which we snuck into during halftime
Julian, Katie, Michael, and Brad
Roma scores! Celebration, hugging, clapping, cheering, shouting, chanting, waving.
The empty seats are where we were supposed to be sitting, and here it becomes clear as to why the section was closed. Just out of the frame on the left are the Lazio fans, and the people on the bottom right are the Roma fans. The flare being thrown was actually tossed into the Rome section by Lazio, and here someone is throwing it into the empty section to burn out. This type of thing went on all night.
Final score. Roma Victor!
Happy to win
On our way out of the stadium we saw that someone had lit a Lazio scarf on fire. God I love Italy.
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