Italia 3 - Belgio 1

It's so surreal sometimes. We were hanging around the apartment yesterday (which feels more and more like home lately) and then all of a sudden...it's time to head out and go see the Italian National Team play soccer down the road. We saw Italy take on Belgium in their only preparation match for Euro 2008 which starts in about a week. Since the training facility is here, they usually play these types of games in town. It was a totally different experience from the last match. We had great seats, right next to the field this time. It was great being so close as Cole and I watched in amazement at the awesome skills these guys have. Originally we tried to sit in the same section as last time but were told only Italians could sit there. Who knows why. Since it was a friendly match, there wasn't the constant singing or full "cage" of enemy fans, although it was still loud. It was a night game and I only had my little point-and-shoot camera, but I thought I'd post a couple photos. By the way, be sure to notice the top of the glass fence in front of us.  WeI love this sport and can't wait to attend some matches in Croatia and Rome.