It's 4:30am as I type, sleep deprived, can't sleep, just exhaustingly dreamed of the finals going 2-1 with a few minutes left...
At the beginning of the season, no one believed (dream, sure.) we could come this far, but now that we are here, there is no settling for second place. Seeing comments like, 'if we lose, we can commend ourselves for a great season, a domestic double, and there would be no shame in losing to "one of the greatest teams in history"', it grates me to no end, though rationally it's probably true. We are Juve, we should not be content with second place finishes (insert obligatory dig at Roma). I know this is setting anxiety through the roof here, and it will be devastating should we not win, but I cannot help but to think that winning is the only option. Call it hunger, call it desperation, after 3 cl final losses, Serie B, and on a personal level, a horrible year of clinical depression and anxiety with Juve as my only light and constant...all those rabit emotions culminating in this one final.
Sorry for the rant. Whatever happens, Juve is forever, but I'll probably need to down a few shots beforehand to keep these nerves in check, and armed with my scarf with the unbroken win streak this year(have it on rotation with another, that one has taken the losses and the ties), and my Barza shirt.
Fino Alla Fine!