Because of all the aggro in Italian football over the past couple of seasons there were no away fans for this fixture but inside it's a free for all. Alot of the fans were smoking hash and some were walking around the terraces bootlegging beer. They had carrier bags full of it. This seems to be quite common in football satdiums in France and Italy. It's pretty laid back and as different from English football as is possible, and better for it.
We got in with moody tickets. We didn't know this but the tickets have names printed on them. I had Vicenzo Rovito's and at the first gate they didn't want to let us in but we explained we had come from the Napoli Supporters Club and we weren't gonna smash the place up and they let us through. The second turnstyle is bar coded though and the tickets would'nt work but some fans doubled us up and we got in.
After a couple of days in Naples we head to Rome where we met the rest of the crew for the game. As usual we leave it very late to get to the ground and miss the supporters bus. We jumped in a cab which dropped us off right on the otherside of that fucking Ponte Duca d'Aosta Bridge which is the last place you wanna be. Arsenal go through on penalties and when we are finally allowed to leave one of the busses gets ambushed and a Gooner gets stabbed. They cannot fucking get it right can they.
I'm not too sure about going back to Italy for the football. I'd like to see Fiorentina and Juventus are in a different ground but I for one have had enough of their bullshit. Being treated like cunts by the police and the fans are just as bad. It's like Spurs with decent beer and nice birds. It wasn't a bad trip though. Not one of the best but it was ok.
Outside The Stadio San Paolo.
Diego tattoo.
I got this outside the ground.
Mural inside the ground.
Stadio Olimpico, Roma v Arsenal.
Gelato.
This is the queue to get into the Flavian Amphitheatre. We didn't fancy this so we got onto one of the tours and we went straight in.
Inside
Snacks.
Video I shot on my phone in Naples and Rome.
Napoli v Lazio.
This is exactly what you shouldn't do when in Rome.
This is what it's all about....
