Mystic Azzurra in Duisburg: there Italy 'won' the 2006 World Cup

Even if no one is left in this Rome (known at least) that he would have won the 2006 World Cup, because the myth Francesco Totti left the club a few months ago, Duisburg and his Schauinsland-Reisen–Arena (then MSV-Arena) they have a certain mystical-mythical air for the Italians who accompanied Azzurra during the great championship they conquered in Germany.And not because they played any game here during the tournament, but because it was in this stadium where they installed their headquarters.

At a hotel near the field, the team then trained by Marcello Lippi and here they trained before the games that ended with Zidane's header to Materazzi and Italy raising their fourth Jules Rimet. A very inspiring permanent venue this MSV-Arena, by the way. Just as Denmark won the Euro 1992 after being on vacation and with a concentration similar to that relaxation, the place of concentration of the 2006 Italy was far from that, the concentration.

On the various floors of the stadium, the transalpine assembled a site with areas chill-out, places for an aperitif, a cocktail bar, very nice hostesses and hostesses and even a DJ. Footballers relaxed before and after press conferences, journalists They alternated with them in a friendly environment to which many attribute the good vibes of the team and the final success.