ONE East Lancashire family is particularly excited at the prospect of Italian giants Lazio playing at Blackburn's Ewood Park.
But while the Veneziale clan may be as Italian as pizza and pasta, they will still be cheering for Blackburn Rovers in tonight's eagerly-awaited Anglo-Italian clash.
For the family are big Juventus fans.
Antonio, who runs Pizza Italia on Whalley New Road, Blackburn, said: "We're Juventus fans at heart, but we're also big followers of Rovers and get down to Ewood whenever we can."
In a decidedly broad Lancashire accent Antonio, 38, continued: "Being Italian I suppose I should be cheering Lazio on but there's no chance of that!
"Rivalries are so intense in Italy that this won't be a case of divided loyalties -- if it's not Juventus then we simply don't want to know."
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