It was 1959 and the great journalist, a super Fiorentina fan, described the Viola’s 8-7 against the Rossoneri, which he had dreamed of the night before. On the field, however, the Devil won…
On Saturday 11 April 1959 Indro Montanelli boarded a carriage of the train which, from the Central Station of Milan, would take him to Florence. He made sure they didn’t recognize him: he didn’t want nuisances before and during the trip. He needed to concentrate and, above all, he didn’t admit that anyone noticed his anxiety and pre-game tension. He went down to Tuscany, sent by Corriere della Sera, to talk about the match of the year: Fiorentina-Milan.