Stadio Olympico
European soccer is insane! I feel like insane is a serious understatement, but I don’t know what else to call it. Crazy. Loco. Mesmerizing. Incredible. Wild. None of these words do it justice. I considered myself a super sports fan, some may even say an enthusiast. But I was humbled last night. I have nothing on any of these guys! The people chant the whole time. Scream their lungs out. Wave giant flags for 90-plus minutes. Make their own homemade confetti to throw up. And when Roma scores…my gosh!
Yeah that's a flare going off, in the stands. Totally safe!
Final Score: Roma 3, Triestina 1
The final score was Roma 3, Triestina 1, but that’s not what I’ll remember from the night (although I am glad that the game didn't end in a tie). I’ll remember the stunned look on everyone in our program’s faces when people started falling onto us from the rows above. The mosh pits that began at the end of certain songs, and the clapping and laughing that accompanied others. The flares people ignited IN THE STANDS and the cannon shot that came out of pretty much nowhere. The experience was so incredible and surreal, I spent the majority of the night pinching myself to make sure it wasn’t all a dream.
One final side note: I also got to order my first beer at a sporting event, which made the whole night even better!
Representing for Seattle at the Stadium
The match made such an impression on many of us, that we’re heading back Sunday afternoon to catch another game, Roma vs. Genoa, an official Italian Serie A match! Last night was the five best Euro’s I’ve spent in Rome, and I can’t wait to go back and check out another game. This time I hope I’m a little more prepared for what happens, but after last night I’m fairly confident that I have no idea what's in store for me when I head back to Stadio Olympico.
Which makes it all the better.
the best part of the whole thing is the fauxhawk.
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