one last note on my last soccer post. i think that chilean futbol is crazy, but evidently i am unschooled in the extremes to which team ultras in other countries will go. sach recently alerted me to the fiery conclusion of the inter milan/ac milan game, where italian diehards hurled dozens of flares onto the field, setting the pitch ablaze, injuring a goalie, and eventually forcing the game to be cancelled. i guess i should be grateful that the chileans keep their pyrotechnics more or less to the stands...