Rome-Napoli seen from the VIPs between superstition and passion

“Porca putena what an adventure!”, Exclaims Lino Banfi. The actor, speaking with the agi, tells his link with this game. “It means a lot, you can see the greatness of the game, but for me it is too hard to have an objective opinion on Rome -Napoli – he says – Roma is Rome, represents the city, its people, its heart. I am great fan Of the Giallorossi. When asked for a prediction, try to remain diplomatic. “I would like a nice draw, let’s say a 3-3, a 2-2. Not those difficult and closed games. But I’m afraid to unbalance me, every time I say something then they tell me that I carry bad luck!”, Jokes.

If Banfi lets himself go to memories and irony, Flavio Insinna He gets along behind his superstition. “I have never done an interview before a match in Rome, even more so against such a strong Naples. Because I am really a fan and I am, as if to say, on average, not superstitious, but superstitious,” he explains to AGI. Insinna, actor, TV presenter and historical face of successful programs, lives football with visceral transport. “I don’t think the superstition will be enough tomorrow against such a strong team – he adds – but I do not do interviews before the Rome games. Scarammazia is Rome. Then he smiles, as if to close the speech with a last certainty: “I have been a true fan since 1971”.

If Banfi plays with irony and Insinna closes in the silence of superstition, Francesco Vendittiactor and son of Antonello Venditti, sees the game with the heart and a veil of melancholy: “Rome-Napoli puts me a lot of sadness because I was the day when unfortunately the twinning between the two fans ended,” he says with bitterness. “I love Naples and the Neapolitans, I find myself very well with them, and I am sorry that this game no longer has that climate of sharing that had once.” A change that is also reflected in the management of fans and safety in the stadiums. “Today everything is more tiring than before. The Neapolitans who do not live in Rome cannot buy tickets, and the Romans who do not live in Naples cannot do the same. It is a sad thing. Once you are at the stadium, a It is crying “, reflects with the agi.

And on the match? “Napoli will certainly win!”, He jokes, before correcting himself with a smile: “No, come on, I just hope that Rome will make a good match. It is normal that I want to win Roma.” Napoli? “I don’t give a damn about the other teams. Napoli can also aspire to the World Cup, I could care less and I wish to get to the top, but not to win the Scudetto. For us Romanists, see Napoli win Another title within two years would be a break “, his answer. Then, the speech moves to the coach of the Azzurri, Antonio Conte, and the tone becomes even more playful: “If there had not been Conte, I would have said that Napoli would have had chance. Conte hates almost the whole terracqueo globe”. Lino Banfi, Flavio Insinna and Francesco Venditti tell Rome-Napoli each with their own style. Sunday, in the stands or in front of the TV, there will be them too. In silence as Insinna, with a joke ready as Banfi or with a veil of melancholy like Venditti. Because Rome-Napoli passes, but the passion for Rome remains. Always.