AS ROMA vs LIVORNO

today i went to the opening match between AS ROMA and LIVORNO. i woke up around eight and tried to find the easiest way to the stadium. that was a task in and of itself. then i had to try to contact everyone that was going to the match (which was about 20 people). after that alec and i went to del corso and found cheap roma t-shirts. around 3:00 pm we finally had everyone rounded up and walked the three miles it would take to reach the stadio olympico. after the three mile marathon walk we got to the stadium and found our gate. after get frisked and our tickets scanned we made to our seats. for 15 euro seats they were amazing. we were at most 70 yards from the pitch. it seems that you can sit where ever you want in the stadium (at least on the visitors end). the people in our section were a little sketchy. they came looking normal, but then suddenly changed into their game attire. this consisted of hats and scarves that shielded their faces from the authorities. across the pitch in the home section the roma fans were waving their huge flags and started chants. then around 5 minutes before kick-off the livorno fans started to arrive (about five). this started the roma fans to go absolutely crazy. they ran to the Plexiglas barrier and started pounding and yelling at them. all of a sudden about 300 more livorno fans appeared in the away section. the roma and livorno fans started yelling at each other and then a barrage of bottles full of spit, urine, feces flew over the barrier both ways. reid and i were hit by a cell phone and a large bike lock land right in front of the girls, they moved seats after that. all of a sudden a livorno fan hit a security guard and the police in riot gear came rushing in and started hitting the livorno fans. this happened within the first 15 minutes of the game. the first half of the game was really slow until de rossi latch on to a ball cleared after a corner and blasted it into the net. the next goal came from a beautiful cross by totti and someone put a head on it which the keeper couldn't handle, and manchini poked in the bottom left corner. roma then got a third chance after awarded a PK, totti beat the keeper but shanked it way to the left. the came ended 2-0. what a way to start off the season.