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Buying tickets
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 There are various ways of getting tickets for a Serie A or B game. Many clubs sell advanced bookings on their official websites (see below), but for less prestigious matches you can buy tickets on the day at the stadium or in special kiosks in the city. Check newspaper ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’ on match day and it will tell you which tickets are still available and at what price.
New anti-violence regulations insist you bring identification that confirms you bought the ticket. With this in mind, you must travel to the match with some sort of photo ID.
Tickets range from £10-£20 for the Curva (the area behind the goals where the hardcore fans tend to set up), up to £80 for Distinti and Tribuna (the seats along the sides of the field). The tickets for the big games can cost more, but some clubs run special offers for children and even a discount if you are female (Cagliari, Siena, Brescia and Parma among others). Don’t worry if your tickets show two non-consecutive numbers as they are in fact adjacent seats.
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The Serie A and B calendar is now staggered to spread between Friday and Monday, though the exact dates and times are not released by the Italian FA until around two weeks beforehand.
Most Serie A ties are played on Sunday afternoon at 3pm local time, though there are two evening games at 8.30pm, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, and a 6pm kick-off on the Saturday. The evening ties tend to be the biggest matches of the weekend, but also take European fixtures into account. For example, if Inter are scheduled to play in the Champions League on Tuesday, their Serie A game will likely be brought forward to Saturday.
Serie B is not so easy to predict. One tie will be played on Friday evening at 8.45pm, another at the same kick-off time on Monday night. The remaining matches are at 3pm Saturday.
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Not all clubs sell their tickets on-line, but most can be bought from companies www.ticketweb.it (Inter, Milan and international games – written in English), http://www.ticketone.it (Lazio, Inter, Parma, Palermo, Cagliari, Udinese, Livorno and Reggina), http://www.bestticket.it (Bologna, Milan - English version available) and http://www.listicket.it/?lang=EN&S= (Fiorentina, Juventus, Roma, Lazio, Sampdoria, Lecce, Ascoli, Torino).
Juventus tickets can be bought online at the club’s official website http://www.juventus.com/uk/fanzone/index.aspx?lml_language_id=0&trs_id=1452000 (handy as the instructions are in English), or from a number of outlets in northern Italy. Some fan clubs (like Juventus Club Londra at http://www.juventus.co.uk ) can also get you tickets to games from Britain.
Inter sell tickets for their matches on the official website, which has an English language section here http://www.inter.it/en/biglietti/acquista.html. It also provides a list of 400 outlets around Italy.
Milan’s official website provides details of their games at the San Siro on http://www.bestticket.it/newBt/default.asp?shop_id=MilanEng
Ascoli tickets can be bought online at http://www.listicket.it or at a selection of Listicket points in the city, listed here http://www.ascolicalcio.net/biglietteria.asp.
Cagliari's tickets can be bought at the city's club point at Viale La Playa 15, email biglietteria@cagliaricalcio.net or online at www.ticketone.it.
Chievo Verona sell tickets on their official website with English instructions at http://www.chievoverona.it/shop/condizioni.aspx.
Empoli and Livorno tickets are available from http://www.ticketone.it.
Messina tickets can be bought at a number of Lottomatica centres in the city, listed here http://www.mondomessina.it/societa/ricevlottomatica.asp, or you can e-mail ahead to biglietteria@fcmessina.it to ask for more information.
Siena provide a list of prices and kiosks where you can buy tickets at http://www.acsiena.it/biglietti.php3, but their official website does not have an English language option.
Atalanta list the Lottomatica kiosks where you can buy tickets http://www.atalanta.it/ricevitorie.htm. Genoa do the same here http://www.genoacfc.it/lottomatica.asp.
Catania sell through http://www.bestticket.it/NewBT/default.asp?shop_id=bestticketeng and list places in the city where you can buy on their official website. http://www.calciocatania.it/ and click 'Prevendita biglietti' at the bottom.
Napoli tickets can be bought in newsagents and special kiosks around the city as well as at the Stadio San Paolo.
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If you would prefer to go through an agency you can get travel packages and sometimes just the tickets from the following companies.
Fanfare Events www.fanfare-events.com Tel. 0161 437000
If there’s a game you want to see they will do all in their power to make it happen, making them ideal if you’re a fan of one of the smaller teams not usually available in a package deal. The likes of Juventus, Napoli, and Genoa are all available if you want to see one of the fallen giants in Serie B, as well as the more conventional top-flight sides, including trips to the Sicilian teams and Cagliari in Sardinia
Football Encounters www.footballencounters.co.uk Tel. 0870 760 5556
If you want something a bit special and want to enjoy a glass of champagne or an espresso before the game in the stadium’s exclusive VIP section then Football Encounters could be the perfect company for you. They also offer a complete online booking service to make arranging your trip as easy as possible. You can browse their website and finalise your hotel and match tickets in minutes, although they also offer a tickets only service if you want to make your arrangements for accommodation.
Roma Lazio www.romalazio.co.uk Tel. 0039 340 7565 296
Based in Rome, the Roma Lazio company is a specialist in all things calcio in the capital city. Although only dealing in supplying match tickets to English fans for Roma and Lazio’s matches they have a number of useful links on their websites to the likes of Easy Jet, Ryan Air and Expedia for a specialised Roman trip. Run by fans for fans they offer a more in depth introduction to Italian football by helping fans become more involved in the tifosi way of life.
Red Card Events www.redcardevents.com Tel. 0870 7662506
As their slogan says: “Get sent off in style” with Red Card. Thanks to dealing directly with the club Red Card pride themselves in guaranteeing the availability of tickets for any game involving Milan, Inter, Juventus, Lazio, Roma, Fiorentina and Sampdoria. Their arrangement with the clubs themselves means they can obtain tickets for sold out games including derbies, Champions League games and even European and domestic cup finals.
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