Champions League final Manchester City-Inter: the Turks have chosen the Nerazzurri

The Istanbul Olympic stadium appears without the total roof and with the stands like a sail from the shape of the roof. The Nerazzurri fans occupy the North curve, those of the City the South, the Turks have chosen to take sides: there is Calhanoglu, one of the symbols of the home ball, and Calhanoglu plays for Inter. So since the arrival of the dozens of charter flights from Italy, the welcome chants of the Inter fans are all for Calha and the affection is reciprocated. Istanbul is in tilt: from the airport to the stadium it can take almost two hours by car or bus. And outside the stadium, the unfinished road works complicate the influx a bit. The supporters of Lautaro and his companions appear in the majority and, in any case, they are more boisterous than the English: the Nerazzurri Fan Zone is an open-air disco. The obligatory color is blue and the Inter curve turns blue in anticipation of the choreography. On the other hand, light blue is the chromatic play of those who support Guardiola and his associates and white and light blue are the thousands of flags placed on the seats of the South and ready to color the entire sector.

Istanbul is neutral, or rather not: in the name of Calhanoglu, Inter is the team chosen by the caa boys. “The whole country will cheer for my sons and, therefore, for Simone Inzaghi’s team…”, so the father of the Nerazzurri elf.