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Titolo: Le guide del Guardian: Italia

History lesson
Winners at home in 1968, they really should be reigning champions, having
been two absurd Alessandro Del Piero misses and an injury-time Sylvain
Wiltord equaliser away from beating France in the 2000 final.
Road to Portugal
Defeat by Wales in Cardiff coupled with an early draw at home to Serbia-
Montenegro suggested potential humiliation but the Italians came good to
coast to qualification.
Big fear
Everyone thought their fear of penalties - their nemesis in the 1990, 1994
and 1998 World Cups - had been put to rest with victory on spot-kicks over
Holland in the 2000 semi-finals but ever since they have been so desperate
to avoid them they have almost wilfully conceded in extra-time, first to
France in the 2000 final, then to South Korea two years ago.
Grudge match
Italy, Spain and Portugal could organise a mini-tournament of teams still
grumbling about being robbed by South Korean conspiracies in 2002, the prize
perhaps a mammoth chip to be duly shouldered.
Put your money on
Giovanni Trapattoni doing his nut when his side loses, inevitably blaming a
passing official and probably trying to kick him.
Clichéd fan
Cool enough to carry off that replica kit, famed for balancing his
sunglasses in unlikely places and strangely obsessed with drinking
disgusting coffee-flavoured liqueur at matches.
The players
Wenger is watching
Francesco Totti comes to Portugal on the back of his best-ever season for
Roma. "Totti makes everything look simple," says Trapattoni - except
hairdressing, which he makes look quite complicated.
Redknapp is watching
Gennaro Gattuso, because anyone who names Walter Smith as his greatest
influence might be tempted from Milan by the promise of working with Jim
Smith.
Look out for
Totti looking slightly confused and fidgety as he comes out to play. It is
his tradition to flick up his shirt collar as he leaves the tunnel but the
current Italy strip does not have one.
Tabloid target
Gianluigi Buffon's colourful past is always ripe for discussion. Accused of
having fascist tendencies yet also known for his social work, he claims to
have been ordered from his canary-yellow Porsche and beaten by police who
mistook him for a hooligan.
Globetrotters or homeboys?
A good Italian boy never likes to be without his mama, which might explain
why everyone plays at home.
If only they were born here
Even Italians can find no left-winger, so they would not mind stealing one
of Holland's. Rafael van der Vaart?
If they were a screen character... Aggie and Kim from How Clean is Your
House?
Impressively efficient and once they go on the attack they are extremely
difficult to stop. A combination of hard work and inspiration means few
would be surprised if they cleaned up - even if they long ago abandoned a
sweeper system. However, people do criticise their theatrical side and the
obsession with clean sheets is sometimes to their detriment.
The coach: Giovanni Trapattoni
Appearance
A school janitor at a job interview. Greying, grizzled and unnecessarily
besuited.
Euro vision
Expect a more attacking mindset than at the last World Cup, where his
decision to protect a 1-0 lead against South Korea cost him a place in the
quarter-finals and almost his job. England have picked four forwards; Italy
have picked six and will start with three.
He says
"I don't like it when I hear talk of discipline. We are not soldiers, we are
a sports team."
The country
Population
58m
Internet users
19.9m
League clubs
74
Anthem in 20 words
Song of Mameli: "Wake up Italy! Put on protective headgear and buy a coffin.
Victory belongs to us, but it's expensive to maintain."
Rivalling football
When Italy's footballers break for winter the fans all flock to the
basketball courts. A typical game attracts between 3,000 and 5,000
spectators: that is more than most NBA games get.
Five things they gave the world
Gladiators, casinos, the Vespa, spectacles, Christopher Columbus.
Whom they favour at Eurovision
Malta (ave 6.5pts)
And another thing
In Italy it is illegal to make coffins out of anything except nutshells or
wood.

Clichéd fan
Cool enough to carry off that replica kit, famed for balancing his
sunglasses in unlikely places and strangely obsessed with drinking
disgusting coffee-flavoured liqueur at matches.
ma si riferisce al caffè borghetti ???
ciao
C E R A

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al caffe' corretto... cosa e' il caffe' Borghetti?
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 ha suggerito:
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È esattamente quello a cui si riferisce l'articolo. :)
Un liquore al gusto di caffè, venduto allo stadio in piccoli contenitori usa
e getta (della grandezza di un bicchierino).
http://www.caffeborghetti.com/
u

 contenitori usa e getta (della grandezza di un bicchierino).
Ecco:
http://www.caffeborghetti.com/ita/prodotto/gamma.htm
Il primo da sinistra, da 3CL, è il "cosino" venduto allo stadio. Anche se il
tappo me lo ricordo giallo.
u