In my Italian class I met a friend from Argentina. Her name is Camilia and she was spending 6 months in Roccella keeping her fiance company, learn Italian and visit Italy. Her finance, Gonzalez, was a star player on the Roccella Football team. He had been drafted from Argentina 2 years previously.
I could not believe it, not only did Roccella have a professional football team, soccer field, drinks kiosk and announcers but so did all the other small towns in the area - Siderno, Caulonia, Giosa, Bova.
The Italian 'football' scouts travel the world to find and sign players for these teams.
Two winters living in Roccella and I never knew there was a team, nor field nor such a following of avid supporters. Camilia arranged for 2 free tickets, we arrived late but were so surprised to see all the cars, professional field, fences, gates, police and people (and this was Sunday during siesta) I always wondered where people were during this time of day?
The game was entertaining, fast paced, no downtime, constant action.
Gonzalez even scored 2 goals of the 4, by himself - needless to say Roccella won the game!
We never knew this slice of life existed in Roccella..better go back to Italian classes and learn to read posters.
Maggie
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