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NCAA D1 Soccer in Northern Italy

One of the traditional European soccer powers, Italy has won four World Cups. The country’s domestic league, Serie A, boasts some of the best talent in the world—Juventus, AC Milan, Internazionale Milan, and A.S. Roma are just a few of the clubs that make Serie A competitive in European competition. The Italian way of soccer is known for its disciplined defending and passionate support.
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  • Itinerary

9 days
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
  • Juventus Stadium
  • Milan Cathedral Duomo
  • Lake Como
  • San Siro Stadium

Your adventure, day by day

Day 1 : Start tour
Day 2 : Ciao Milan
Meet your Tour Director and travel to Turin

Welcome meeting and orientation

Training session led by your coaching staff

Participate in a training session at a local field in the area.

Dinner

Day 3 : Turin
Training session led by your coaching staff

Participate in a training session at a local field in the area.

Lunch

Turin guided sightseeing tour

Enjoy a walking tour of the center of Turin, taking in some of the important religious and historic attractions like Piazzo San Carlo, Via Roma, and Piazza Castello. From the front of the royal palaces, learn about the history of Turin, especially at the time of Don Bosco.

Dinner

Day 4 : Turin
Recovery session led by your coaching staff

Participate in a light training session or a walk through at a local field. This training session is designed to prepare your team for upcoming friendly matches.

Guided tour of Juventus Stadium

This guided tour of Juventus Stadium is your chance to experience the most exclusive areas of the arena, including the dressing rooms, the players' tunnel, the media area, and other exclusive parts of the stadium. Then, visit the Juventus Museum to relive all the club's history and triumphs. We will enjoy a unique and memorable experience packed with technology, multimedia, and memorabilia.

Lunch

Friendly match

Play an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. Your team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels and have the opportunity to make friends for life.

Laundry service

Turn in your match uniform for laundry.

Dinner

Day 5 : Turin—Milan
Travel to Milan

Lunch

Friendly match

Play an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. Your team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels and have the opportunity to make friends for life.

Laundry service

Turn in your match uniform for laundry.

Dinner

Day 6 : Milan
Training session led by your coaching staff

Participate in a training session at a local field in the area.

Lunch

Milan guided sightseeing tour

Spend time in central Milan’s Piazza del Duomo and visit the unique and beautiful Gothic Duomo. The cathedral is easily recognizable because of its unusual roofline, consisting of 135 spires and numerous statues and gargoyles. We will view the cathedral’s beautifully crafted stained-glass windows, the treasury, and the remains of the original 4th century baptistry. Then, stroll around the four-story covered double arcade of shops in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, originally designed in 1861 and built by Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877. The imposing street is covered over by an arching glass and cast-iron roof, and the central octagonal space is topped with a glass dome. The Galleria connects two of Milan's most famous landmarks, the Duomo and the Teatro Alla Scala.

Dinner

Day 7 : Milan
Training session led by your coaching staff

Participate in a training session at a local field in the area.

Lunch

Lake Como excursion

Life is slower around the northern Italian lakes than in mega-paced Milan; Como is an ideal base for drawing breath and kicking back. Sitting on the southwestern tip of Lake Como, the city is essentially a center of commerce with a small medieval quarter and a pretty waterfront. People love the area for its ancient heritage, fine churches, and lake views. Como is the jumping off point for most adventures on the lake and is surrounded by stretches of wooded hiking trails up to Bellagio. Enjoy a relaxing and scenic boat cruise on Lake Como as we explore the lake and some surrounding villages.

Dinner

Day 8 : Milan
San Siro Stadium tour

Pay homage to 'the beautiful game' in Milan with a guided tour of San Siro Stadium, where both AC Milan and FC Internazionale Milano (aka Inter Milan) play. Inside, we will explore the stadium's public areas and gaze down at the pitch from the tiered seating stands. We will visit the press room, where post-match interviews and photo sessions take place, and then take a walk through the Tunnel of Champions to the pitch. Often, you can also visit the changing rooms. We conclude in the stadium museum, a place full of football paraphernalia with trophies, cups, shirts, and more.

Lunch

Casa Milan visit

Visit Casa Milan and the new headquarters of AC Milan. The contemporary new building, unveiled for the 2014-15 season, is complete with a museum, store, and the Cucina Milanello restaurant. Browse AC Milan history in the museum, shop for more souvenirs, and visit the restaurant for a light lunch.

Friendly match

Play an international friendly match against a local club or academy team. Your team will meet and compete against athletes of similar ages and skill levels and have the opportunity to make friends for life.

Laundry service

Turn in your match uniform for laundry.

Attend a professional soccer match

Attend a professional soccer match featuring teams from the top leagues. Seeing the top talent in the world in person would itself be an unforgettable experience, but add the passionate crowds singing, cheering, and chanting, and you will enter an atmosphere that can only be understood through personal experience.

Dinner

Day 9 : End tour

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