Fiorentina Game

So last night I was with a buddy of mine who's a big Fiorentina fan, and he had tickets to the game that night. If you've been keeping up on the blog, you may know that I live literally two blocks from the stadium. This guy (Pietro) lives in the same apartment building as me, so we're pretty close.

Anyway, we were talking about soccer (my favorite thing to do), and he eventually asked if I just wanted to go to the game with him. The game was for the Coppa Italia (Italian domestic tournament), which isn't a big deal, and it was being played on a weeknight, so tickets were cheap - only €6.00. We sat in the Curva di Fiesole, which is the standing area where all the Ultras are. Even though the stadium was mostly empty, our area was packed, and it was definitely still a fun experience. Despite the fact that it's a relatively unimportant game, they literally sing the entire time, wave GIGANTIC flags, throw fireworks on the pitch, etc. I didn't have my camera with me, so I didn't take any pictures, but the scene more or less looked like this, with us sitting somewhere in that big mob of purple (except that it was at night):
Fiorentina ended up winning 3-2, so that was cool. Hopefully I'll be able to make it back for another game soon, one that's going to draw a bigger crowd.

On a mostly unrelated note, I found a bar today that has a shows EPL and Serie A games on Sky Sports. They have a schedule up of what games they're showing, so I'll probably be heading there a lot of weekends to watch soccer. They also had a sign up advertising their showing "The Super Bowl Final."