Chapter 23

           

           YesterdayafternoonIwenttothesoccergamewithLucaSpaghettiandhisfriends.WeweretheretowatchLazioplay.TherearetwosoccerteamsinRome-LazioandRoma.Therivalrybetweentheteamsandtheirfansisimmense,andcandivideotherwisehappyfamiliesandpeacefulneighborhoodsintocivilwarzones.It’simportantthatyouchooseearlyinlifewhetheryouareaLaziofanoraRomafan,becausethiswilldetermine,toalargepart,whomyouhangoutwitheverySundayafternoonfortherestoftime.

           Lucahasagroupofabouttenclosefriendswhoallloveeachotherlikebrothers.ExceptthathalfofthemareLaziofansandhalfofthemareRomafans.Theycan’treallyhelpit;theywereallbornintofamilieswheretheloyaltywasalreadyestablished.Luca’sgrandfather(whoIhopeisknownasNonnoSpaghetti)gavehimhisfirstsky-blueLaziojerseywhentheboywasjustatoddler.Luca,likewise,willbeaLaziofanuntilhedies.

           "Wecanchangeourwives,"hesaid."Wecanchangeourjobs,ournationalitiesandevenourreligions,butwecanneverchangeourteam."

           Bytheway,thewordfor"fan"inItalianistifoso.Derivedfromthewordfortyphus.Inotherwords-onewhoismightilyfevered.

           MyfirstsoccergamewithLucaSpaghettiwas,forme,adeliriousbanquetofItalianlanguage.Ilearnedallsortsofnewandinterestingwordsinthatstadiumwhichtheydon’tteachyouinschool.Therewasanoldmansittingbehindme,stringingtogethersuchagorgeousflower-chainofcursesashescreameddownattheplayersonthefield.

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