#SerieA Road Trip Personal Blog Day 7: Gallivanting About Turin and Player Sightings
Recovering from the merrymaking that followed Juventus-Olympiacos was item one on my agenda. The match's events are still surreal in my mind: Pirlo's unbelievable free kick, Llorente and Pogba's double salvo a few minutes after Olympiacos' go-ahead goal, the missed penalty, the celebrations. I decide to start my day a little slower, a little later, and take Turin on. For one, I know that it's common for players and coaches to frequent some of the downtown locales. So, I work "player hunting" into the day. First, around lunch I head to the One Apple, where former Juventus and current Italian national team coach Antonio Conte has lunch from time to time. No luck, as he was in Milan, the city that will host Italy-Croatia in a few weeks. As I sip my americano I see Luca Marrone descend from the upper floor. As I'm leaving the One Apple, I notice an ad on the newspaper stand with a large photo of current Juventus coach Max Allegri on ...