A few more posts before finishing the Chile Scene...
On Saturday we went to a fútbol game! There are two big teams in Rosario... Central (Booo!) and Newells Old Boys!!! We went to a Newells game!! If there is one thing to know about Argentina its that they love and love to talk about their BEAUTIFUL women, Fútbol and Politics while drinking Maté or Café con Leche and eating Media Lunas :)
Edgardo is a HUGE Newells fan! He told me one day "When the Newells play the world stops!" Haha! Sounds like home when the Hawkeyes wrestle!! When I told my family we were going to a game and that our tickets were really cheap they were VERY worried for me!!
These games are somewhat dangerous!!,... okay they can be VERY dangerous! There are people called Villeros(V-share-ooooos) basically many are in "gang" like things! They dont work, but they have the NICEST things! And they are HUGE HUGE fútbol fans! Many time the villeros are at the games along with OTHER CRAZY fans and it gets dangerous. They told me not to wear any jewerly or my watch. To put nothing in my pockets and to wear old clothes... Clothes Red and BLACK of course (Newells colors) I wouldnt want to step a foot in to the stadium wearing the colors of the opposing team... :/
As we arrived at the staidum I couldnt belive the NUMBER of police there!! :/ Lol!! It was crazy! One police officer even had a shot gun!! lol! There were others who sat in the stands of the visitors with helmets and shields!!
Our tickets were in a VERY safe and tranquilo place and we got to watch all the CRAZY fans across the fútbol field! It looked like one HUGSH moshpit! They had drums ... VERY LOUD drums to sing chants, and everyone was pounding their fists in the air at the same time. There were tons of Banners and Signs of TRUE devotion to the Newells!! Just before the game started from the top of the stadium, where all the CRAZIES sat, they handed down a HUGE HUGE HUGE sign that covered ALL THE PEOPLE sitting there!!
PICTURE HERE..
I won't lie, I know VERY little about Fútbol, but It was soo much fun to be in the atmosphere and watch the game! The Newell's won 3-0! HOORAY!!
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