Francesca Bufarini and Sara Mazzoli
Hi! We’re Sara and Francesca, we’re Italian. We
go to the same school but we don’t attend the
same class (Francesca is older!). We both love
sports, especially football, and we support
Juventus!
In this project we show to you some Italian words
about football, our opinions and Juventus story.
The Italian for football is calcio. A lot of people
like this sport, in fact is the most important one in
Italy. But other people pound it away – they say
that footballers (calciatori) earn too much
money! I think that is true, but no one can
change our opinion: football is the best sport in
the world!
This is a pallone da calcio – soccer ball
This is a campo da calcio – football field
This is a stadio – stadium
Italian people love going to the stadiums, so they
are often full. The biggest stadium is “Stadio
Giuseppe Meazza”, where Inter and Milan play.
- Passaggio – Pass
- Cross – Cross
- Goal – Gol/Rete
- Off side – Fuori gioco
- Assist – Ultimo
- Foul – Fallo
passaggio
- Penality kick – Calcio
di rigore
- Calcio di punizione –
Penalty shot
In a team, there are
- A goalkeeper
- Some midfielders
- Some strikers:
- Some defenders
The Italian for goalkeeper is portiere. The
goalkeeper of Juventus is Gianluigi Buffon.
The Italian for defender is difensore. The defenders
of Juventus are Chiellini, Barzagli and Bonucci. In
front of them, there are the midfielders
(centrocampisti), who are Asamoah, Marchisio,
Pirlo, Vidal and Licthsteiner. The strikers
(attaccanti) are two and are changeable:
Giovinco, Matri, Vucinic or Quagliarella often
play. Other important players are: Pogba,
Giaccherini, De Ceglie, Caceres, Padoin,
Marrone, Isla, Peluso.
1. Buffon
1.
2. Chiellini
3. Barzagli
4. Bonucci
3.
4.
2.
1. Asamoah
1.
4. – 2.
2. Marchisio
3. Pirlo
4. Vidal
5. Lichtsteiner
3.
5.
1. Vucinic
1.
3.
2. Giovinco
3. Matri
4. Quagliarella
2.
4.
A lot of famous players played for Juventus in the
past. The most important are: Boniperti, Zoff,
Scirea, Tacconi, Cabrini, Brio, Baggio, Sivori,
Charles, Haller, Platini, Zidane, Nedved,
Trezeguet, Del Piero.
Now, the captain (capitano) is Gianluigi Buffon.
Honours:
…Italy:
Italian football Championships: 28
Coppa Italia: 9
Supercoppa italiana: 5
Serie B: 1
…Europe and World:
UEFA Champions Leagues: 2
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 1
UEFA Cup: 3
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1
UEFA Super Cup: 2
Intercontinental Cup: 2
Palmares:
… Italia
Campionati italiani di Serie A: 28
Coppa Italia: 9
Supercoppa italiana: 5
Serie B: 1
… Europa e Mondo:
UEFA Champions League: 2
UEFA Coppa delle coppe: 1
Coppa UEFA: 3
Coppa Intertoto: 1
Supercoppa UEFA: 2
Coppa intercontinentale: 2
We usually play football matches (partite) on
Sundays, but every weekend some teams play
on Saturdays. The “big match” is on Sunday
night and Inter, Milan or Juventus usually play.
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Actually, Italian football is not the best. There are
many scandals and supporters aren’t polite: for
example, some supporters of S.S.C. Naples throw
many stones to the bus of Juventus. But Juventus
supporters aren’t correct too: they always sing
stadium chants against habitants of Naples. In
the bargain, there are many racist stadium
chants.
For us, the best championship is the English one:
stadiums are perfect, the supporters are quiet and
there aren’t dangerous situations. In Premier
League there are also some of the best teams
and best players in the world… But there’s a
flaw: Juventus doesn’t play there!
The end
- Sara Mazzoli and Francesca Bufarini
Hope you like it! Bye!