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Luckily I got a ticket through some friends of mine but when I entered the ground I realised I wasn't going to get the best view of the match .. I was right at the back of the stand .. the players would be like ants running around and the ball would have been almost impossible to see .. I was a little disappointed as I had been looking forward to seeing a milan derby since .. well, since being a young boy ... the milan derby is that important in the world of football ..
the milan ground was packed with each and every seat taken .. there were as many people again outside who couldn't get into the ground as they hadn't had my luck in getting a ticket .. however, as I looked around, I noticed one empty seat in the centre of the milan stand .. the view from that seat was much better than from mine .. I couldn't believe it .. I was perplexed, not knowing if I should stay where I was and all but miss the action or move to that empty seat with a better view
eventually, as the seat was still empty after kick off, I picked up courage and decided to make my way down to that empty seat .. however before sitting down I asked if it was really as free as it seemed
the man in the next seat told me that he and his wife always went to every milan match and that that seat was his wife's ... adding that sadly his poor wife was now deceased .. I felt a little embarrassed but he said I shouldn't be and that I was welcome to take the vacant place at his side
however, remembering the importance of this match to everybody in milan .. not to mention to many more still outside milan .. I asked the man if he couldnt maybe have brought a close friend or family member to fill the empty place .. he told me that he would have normally but today they were all busy ..
all busy? .. on a milan derby match day? .. I asked him what they were all doing he told me ..
'they are at my wife's funeral' ..