What I experienced Saturday, in Rome, before, during and after the Fiorentina-Napoli Coppa Italia final, was probably one of the most embarrassing and aberrant moments in Italian football. I can assert, without a doubt, that it was the first time in my brief career as a sports reporter that I’ve experienced such a mixture of emotions watching a football match: from disgust to frustration, from fear to powerlessness, but fundamentally a deep feeling of apathy. Yes, apathy, which stems from all those ‘men’ who are ruining this country’s most loved sport, a sport that is deeply rooted in Italy’s culture but which is now nothing but a mirror reflection of a country adrift.
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