- Title: Juventus fans hope for a memorable win against Real in final
- Date: 3rd June 2017
- Summary: CARDIFF, WALES, UK (JUNE 3, 2017) (REUTERS) CROWD OF JUVENTUS FANS CHEERING, CHANTING, WAVING FLAGS VARIOUS OF JUVENTUS FAN WAVING CLUB CHEQUERED FLAG VARIOUS OF CROWD OF JUVENTUS FANS, MOST WEARING THE CLUB COLOURS, CHANTING, LIFTING UP THEIR ARMS, DRINKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEXICAN JUVENTUS FANS, FERNANDO GUERRERO AND ANDRES OVALLE, ENGINEER AND BANKER RESPECTIVELY, SAYING: "(Fernando) We come from Mexico City. (Andres) We took a flight via Dallas. (Fernando) Dallas and Dallas-London, and (Andres) we got in a car. (Fernando) This was two days ago, not yesterday. (Andres) We got here yesterday and we are leaving tomorrow, for Mexico. We are here to see Juventus lift the cup. (Fernando) Yes, exactly, (both) we've been fans since always, since Alessandro Del Piero. (Fernando) And when they got to the final we got the tickets like two weeks ago. Very expensive. (Both) But it's worth it. Forza Juve!" (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish/English) BRAZILIAN JUVENTUS FANS, JUNIOR TABOIRA, FROM SAO PAOLO, SAYING: "2-0 Juventus. Two nil Juventus tonight, no chance for Real Madrid, Juventus is the best in the world. I come from Brazil here for watch Juve." (SOUNDBITE) (English) ITALIAN JUVENTUS FAN FROM SICILY, TONI CANGEMI, SAYING: "Yes, no luck in the final but today is the luck day for Juventus I hope. Thank you! Forza Juve!" (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ITALIAN JUVENTUS FAN, LORENZO PENNA, 11, FROM TURIN, SAYING: "We need a real (Paulo) Dybala, a real (Gonzalo) Higuain, a real (Gianluigi) Buffon, a real defence. The real Juve we are waiting for." (SOUNDBITE) (German) BAYERN MUNICH FAN SUPPORTING JUVENTUS (translation approximate), SAYING: "We are very sad about the quarter-final against Real Madrid and now we support the Juventus fans, although our hearts belong to Bayern." GERMAN JUVENTUS SUPPORTERS WEARING BAVARIAN TROUSERS CHANTING "BAYERN MUNCHEN" JUVENTUS FAN HAVING A DRINK JUVENTUS FAN WEARING THE CLUB COLOURS SITTING AT A BAR'S TERRACE / GLASSES OF BEER REAL MADRID FANS HOLDING INFLATABLE REPLICAS OF THE TROPHY WALKING PAST "JUVENTUS FAN CAMP"
- Embargoed: 17th June 2017 17:13
- Keywords: final Real Madrid fans Champions League Juventus
- Location: CARDIFF, WALES, UK
- City: CARDIFF, WALES, UK
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0016JQ2Z47
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: There was plenty of hype and expectation at "camp Juve" in central Cardiff as fans eagerly awaited the Real Madrid-Juventus 2017 Champions League final on Saturday (June 3).
Dedicated Juventus supporters flew in for the game all the way from as far as Mexico and Brazil, proudly wearing their teams colours as hats and t-shirts while chanting slogans, waving flags and drinking ahead of the game. Some even had their faces caked in the zebra colours of the bianconeri home jersey, like 11-year old Lorenzo Penna, from Turin, for whom football mania was riding high at the chance of watching his team play a final for the first time.
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