Tutti pazzi per Giuseppina, la nonna tifosa dell’Inter

Everybody loves Giuseppina, the Inter Milan grandma fan

11 May, 2023

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al termine della partita contro la Lazio, vinta dall’Inter per 3-1 allo stadio San Siro di Milano, le telecamere hanno inquadrato Giuseppina, una tifosa interista che esultava mandando baci ai giocatori e saltellando di gioia.

Tutto normale, se non fosse che Giuseppina ha 86 anni!

“Ho 86 anni”, afferma Giuseppina, “ma tifo per l’Inter da 87 anni, ovvero da quando ero nella pancia di mia mamma, anche lei interista”.

Allo stadio era con il nipote ventiseienne Dennis, anche lui tifosissimo dell’Inter, che ce la porta ogni volta che ci va: “Altrimenti non mi parla per giorni”, confessa Dennis.

nata a San Severo in provincia di Foggia (Puglia), Giuseppina Tricarico vive a Torino da 70 anni ed è interista da sempre. Ha attaccato la sua passione per l’Inter a tutta la famiglia, figli e nipoti inclusi.

Le immagini della nonnina tifosa, postate dai social della squadra nerazzurra, hanno fatto il giro del web e sono state apprezzate da tutti coloro che amano il tifo genuino.

Keywords

la partita: match, game – 比赛

lo stadio: stadium – 体育场

inquadrare: to frame, to capture – 拍摄

tifoso/a: fan, supporter – 球迷

interista: Inter Milan supporter – 国际米兰球迷

esultare: to celebrate, to rejoice – 欢呼

tifare: to cheer, to support – 为…加油

la passione: passion – 激情

la nonnina: grandma – 奶奶

il tifo: support, cheering – 球迷声势

genuino/a: genuine, authentic – 真实的

Grammar

Periodo ipotetico
Hypothetical period

“Tutto normale, se non fosse che Giuseppina ha 86 anni!”
(Everything is normal, if it were not for the fact that Giuseppina is 86 years old!)

Let’s break down the grammar:

“se non fosse che” translates to “if it were not for the fact that”. The congiuntivo imperfetto (“fosse”) is used here to express a hypothetical situation that is contrary to fact, i.e., the fact that Giuseppina is 86 years old is not considered “normal”.

To rephrase this sentence using the hypothetical period of the second type, with condizionale and congiuntivo imperfetto, we could say:

“Se Giuseppina non avesse 86 anni, sarebbe tutto normale.”

This translates to “If Giuseppina were not 86 years old, everything would be normal.”

Here, “Se Giuseppina non avesse 86 anni” is the “if” clause (protasis) and uses the congiuntivo imperfetto (avesse) for the verb “to have” (avere), while “sarebbe tutto normale” is the main clause (apodosis) and uses the condizionale presente (sarebbe) for the verb “to be” (essere).

The hypothetical period of the second type is used to express a hypothetical situation that is currently not true.

Translation

At the end of the match against Lazio, won by Inter 3-1 at San Siro stadium in Milan, the cameras captured Giuseppina, an Inter fan, celebrating by blowing kisses to the players and jumping with joy.

Everything seemed normal, except for the fact that Giuseppina is 86 years old!

“I’m 86 years old,” says Giuseppina, “but I have been cheering for Inter for 87 years, since I was in my mother’s womb, and she was an Inter fan too.”

She was at the stadium with her 26-year-old nephew Dennis, who is also a huge Inter fan. He takes her to every game, saying, “Otherwise, she won’t talk to me for days,” Dennis confesses.

Born in San Severo, in the province of Foggia (Puglia), Giuseppina Tricarico has been living in Turin for 70 years and has always been an Inter supporter. She has passed down her passion for Inter to her family, including her children and grandchildren.

The images of the granny fan, posted by Inter’s social media accounts, have gone viral and have been appreciated by all those who genuinely love and support their team.

Tutti pazzi per Giuseppina, la nonna tifosa dell’Inter