Pazza Inter Amala!

On Sunday we headed back to Stadio San Siro for the AC Milan v Inter Milan derby match. Meant to be the biggest game of the Italian league in Milan, the game against each-other is always crazy! It was surprisingly easy to get tickets, buying them only on Friday, and we found ourselves sitting right in the middle of the Inter fans, dressed up in our blue and blacks, well as least some of us. There was such an amazing atmosphere throughout the entire stadium, and us sitting in the Inter fan section when they won added even more the to experience.

Last time I went to a game it was a Championship League match between AC Milan and Arsenal, and I thought that was going to be huge. That was nothing compared to this! Almost every seat was taken and we arrived about an hour before the game and the stadium was already packed when we got there. After managing to squeeze ourselves into some front-row of our section seats the chanting already began. Inter has this really catchy theme song, Pazza Inter Amala (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hF0U4HS2AA&feature=related). Even though we couldn't see anything when the teams were announced and ran out onto the stadium, we quickly got into the spirit as a GIANT banner was spread up and over all our heads.

Every time a goal was scored, for either team, there were flares and explosions throughout the stadium- and they also coincided with the many injuries and bad calls the ref made, at least from what we could work out. I am so glad I got to go see the game, definitely can be added as a highlight to my months so far here in Italy. Check out some photos below- apologies my camera decided to die (like actually doesn't work any more, not the battery) about halfway into the game.

So we tried watching through the smoke at times...