Azzurri Coming To Toronto and NYC!!!!

[Glorious]

i got some bad news regarding possible players for this game.

the Coppa Italia final is to be played June 12 and 15, whoever is in the final wont be coming to Toronto.

I hope Udinese knocks Roma out, so at least theres a chance Cassano, De Rossi and Totti will come.

Why the hell did they have to start Serie A season so late, and why is the Coppa Italia final 2 legs

So if Milan and Juve go to scudetto playoff and Inter and Roma make Coppa Italia final, we wont be seeing any members of those teams in Toronto

2 legs? interesting. it would be easier on the players after a long season just to have one game for the final, and the leading games to the final for that matter.

lol we hope Roma get knocked out for the American fans sake

 

[ForzaNerrazurri]

Next year the Coppa Italia will take the same form as the English FA Cup. Much better format IMO. Anyways:


MILAN, Italy (AP) - Several of Italy's top players might miss a North American tour in June after the Italian league objected to its timing.

The league argued that the tour was organized in an overly busy end-of-season period.

The soccer federation, which is responsible for the national team, has arranged for Italy to play Serbia-Montenegro on June 8 in Toronto and Ecuador on June 11 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Reports said Italy coach Marcello Lippi wouldn't take the players who go to the World Cup qualifier against Norway on June 4.

He could also leave home some national team regulars set to play an Italian Cup final June 12. Inter Milan, Udinese, AS Roma and Cagliari are in the competition's semifinals.

League officials also noted that a potential playoff for the Serie A title is set for June 14. With three rounds to play, Juventus leads AC Milan by just three points.

Adriano Galliani, president of the Italian league and vice president of AC Milan, wouldn't comment on his talks with federation president Franco Carraro this week regarding the tour.

 

[Mikey]

Well, since any scudetto playoff is out of the equation, Milan and Juve players wont be ruled out completely.

Im gonna wait until the roster is released whether I splash out 120$ for top notch tickets.

Youd think theyd start promoting this game as well, its only 4 weeks away.

 

[ottawaguy]

OMG I can't believe I've just stumbled onto this news now. I'm seeing this match 4 sure. Tickets are gonna have to be made avaliable very soon since the game is scheduled for a little over 3 weeks from now.

 

[newbie original]

Youd think theyd start promoting this game as well, its only 4 weeks away.

There was a healthy discussion on why the Canadian national team was not selected to play against either the Serbs or the Azzuri on the FAN 590 radio station and RSO. So to some extent this was advertising, and then some, but yes, nothing like what it should be....Good chance that the FAN will carry it LIVE in English and almost certainly TLN in Italian. Don' t know about RSO in English....

 

[Mikey]

There was a healthy discussion on why the Canadian national team was not selected to play against either the Serbs or the Azzuri on the FAN 590 radio station and RSO. So to some extent this was advertising, and then some, but yes, nothing like what it should be....Good chance that the FAN will carry it LIVE in English and almost certainly TLN in Italian. Don' t know about RSO in English....

did they say why Canada wasnt chosen?

if it was that douchebag bob mccown, than he was probably bashing soccer

 

[mark77]

The Italian federation didn't even talk to the CSA about the game. They need the authorization of the CSA before playing games here. CSA doesn't know sh1t about a game being played here neither does Rogers and all that sh1t.

Go watch the TO Lynx.

 

[Mikey]

I wouldnt be surprised if this game is cancelled. Its 4 weeks away, and it seems like only people that visit SG forums or know people from SG forums are aware of this game. Theres a huge market for this game, so i dont know what the hold up is.



I was actually at the Toronto Lynx game yesterday for the first time.

Truely terrible, the atmosphere and the quality of play.

there were about 2500 fans, 7 of whom being travelling supporters from Montreal. They were louder than all the Toronto fans combined .

 

[newbie original]

Bob McCowan is out of town so THAT IS why soccer can be discussed on the FAN or else the show basically describes a day in the life of the two head characters of the National Haacke Lig, starting with an indepth diagnosis the the calorie content each of their breakfasts! Very rarely do other topics come up that are worth discussing.

As for the game, very dissapointing that nothing is being said.

 

[ForzaNerrazurri]

Ok I just got an e-mail from the Meadowlands All-Access mailing list (I'm still on their list because I ordered tickets to last years Milan/Manchester game at Giants Stadium) and their tickets for Italy/Ecuador will be going on sale this thursday.

Their ticket prices range from 35$-85$ USD

I'm sure the tickets for the game at the Rogers Centre will be around that day too, I'll keep you notified

 

[Mikey]

I hope the best seats are under 100$.

If I can get the exact same tickets I had for Roma-Celtic, which was at the corner feet away from where players entered field, thatd be grand

 

[Deisler]

$35-$140 ARE THE TICKETSfor the Ecuador game. Between this game and the England - Columbia one i had to choose the Brits, but it wont be a surpsire if i end up by watching both.

 

[ForzaNerrazurri]

$35-$140 ARE THE TICKETSfor the Ecuador game. Between this game and the England - Columbia one i had to choose the Brits, but it wont be a surpsire if i end up by watching both.

where did you get the 140$ from?

ITALY vs. ECUADOR
International Soccer

Don't miss the Italian National Team's first visit to the United States since the 1994 World Cup!

Saturday, June 11 at 2:45 PM
Giants Stadium
Ticket Prices: $85, $65, $50, $35

Tickets for this event go on sale Thursday, May 19 at 11 AM.
There is no Meadowlands All Access presale for this event.

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even on the ticketmaster website it only has the highest as 85$

 

[Deisler]

I got it wrong i guess. I had the same info e-mailed by ticketmaster. Well i'll waitn to hear who will be pressent in order to decide if i will be going or not. If Totti, Cassano and Montella come i'll do but if they get players from Inter Milan or Juventus i might think about it... Ill definitively skip it if i see players from mid table temas like Udines, Samp or even Palermo. Nothing againt the teams i mentioned but i dont really think those 85 buck are worth spent in these case scenario.

 

[Zauli]

I got it wrong i guess. I had the same info e-mailed by ticketmaster. Well i'll waitn to hear who will be pressent in order to decide if i will be going or not. If Totti, Cassano and Montella come i'll do but if they get players from Inter Milan or Juventus i might think about it... Ill definitively skip it if i see players from mid table temas like Udines, Samp or even Palermo. Nothing againt the teams i mentioned but i dont really think those 85 buck are worth spent in these case scenario.

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I have to disagree with you italian talent is being produced by us samp udinese etc.. I may be wrong but i dont see the bigger clubs producing italian talent like us i see many foreign players in the big 3 teams getting a starting job then italian players do, just becuz were barely cl team and are uefa cup teams and dont have much history doesnt mean, you cant call players up from us, without us italian football would be dying, so you need us to survive remeber football is always in a transitional period and so is our national team, well thats my 2 cents agree or disagree this is my opinon.

 

[ottawaguy]

3 weeks left until the game in toronto, and still no official announcment from Rogers Centre and the CSA. Makes you wonder if the game will actually take place.

 

[Mikey]

Roma have made it Coppa Italia Final, and they need to win to get into Uefa Cup and salvage anything from a terrible season.

This means De Rossi, Totti, Cassano, Montella, Ferrari etc.. will all be skipping to North American tour as the (2 legged) final is around the same time and doubt Roma would release the players.



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[mark77]

they should cancel the whole thing dammit.

The thing they should do here in MTL or TO is the final of the Supercoppa Italiana like they did in NJ last year.

Juve/Milan vs Roma/Inter.

Scudetto winner vs Coppa Italia winner.

 

[FKPartizan]

yeah baby! I'm gonna make it up to canada for this one, GO SERBIA!!!

 

[Mikey]

they should cancel the whole thing dammit.

The thing they should do here in MTL or TO is the final of the Supercoppa Italiana like they did in NJ last year.

Juve/Milan vs Roma/Inter.

Scudetto winner vs Coppa Italia winner.

Ya, thatd be the best case scenerio hands down. To see an actual competitive game .