For Pasolini football reflected “the last sacred representation of our time“. In order for an event to be sacralized it requires rituals that separate it from the everyday context. These rites bring with them a historicity that remains fundamental to understanding the entirety of the sacred act. Understanding the birth and identifying the point of origin of rituality is of great importance in order to read contemporaneity. This weekend there is a key challenge for the standings Serie A: Roma-Juventus scheduled for Sunday 1 March. A classic of Italian football, particularly relevant this season for the fight for fourth place. A challenge that has its roots in the differential composition between the two poles of Italy. The aristocratic capital against the ancient capital, within a match where a great social and identity conflict between the North and the South is always played out.
On the one hand there is one Juventus recovering with the super performance in Champions against the Galatasaray. On the other there is one Rome still looking for a positive spark in big matches. The Giallorossi are currently at +4 from the Bianconeri and a victory at home would be a huge step towards qualifying for the Champions League. Juve cannot afford further missteps and the return of Bremer it bodes well for containing the demoniac Malen.
In order to talk about the sacred event of Roma-Juventus, we must therefore start from the first precedent that occurred between the two clubs. For this match, perhaps, it is necessary to mention 2 different challenges. If we consider that the birth of Serie A only took place in 1929it is necessary to also talk about the match of 1927 when the championship was called “National Division“. If “the true paradises are the lost paradises” second Prousthere we cannot avoid talking about another type of football and another type of society.
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