swag said:
Because in Italy, as in most countries besides maybe Spain, the World Cup transcends national club football.
Not sure about that Greg, TBH. All my relatives are "club" fans 1st.
Using my relatives as an example, I'd say that, while they take great
pride in the Azzurri, and are patriotic in their support of them, their
love goes to their Serie A teams: Juve,mostly, Fiorentina and AC Milan (but we're pretty sure he's adopted

)
Makes sense, if you really think about it...the Azzurri being, obviously, only a 1 every 4 year experience.