Go Roma!

Roma won and I cheered so hard—I was thrilled they pulled it off
Go Roma!

Roma won. I cheered so much and I was really happy they won. But then I got mad because I didn't get to have the party I wanted. I wanted a bigger celebration, with the flag, out in the street with lots of people. Like at the Olimpico stadium. Instead I booked—I'm the one who booked it—dinner with Roma fans at the restaurant Checco Scapicollo out at the Eur. They love Roma so much. There were lots of people and lots of TVs. I watched the match while I ate the antipasto, the pasta cacio e pepe, the carbonara, the veal with artichokes, and a beautiful tiramisu. But I kept getting up to watch the TV closer. When Roma scored I screamed and danced with my scarf. I have the jersey that Zaniolo gave me with his signature for Benedetta. But the jersey is so long on me, almost down to my feet, and I trip on it. On the number, on the back, he wrote Benedetta and then his name. But that shirt was hot. So I put on the AS Roma jersey that I wear when I play with my team.

Wednesday I went with my choir—the White Hands, from the Popular Music School of Testaccio—to sing at an inauguration at Fiumicino airport. We wear white gloves and we make signs. There was another choir too. I greeted Sergio Mattarella. He wrote me a letter. I gave him 8 kisses, one for each letter of Mattarella. He told me there are 10, but there are 2 t's and 2 l's that are next to each other and they count as one.

School is going well. My friend got a bad 4, which is sad. I protested and asked the teacher "why?" She said "because he doesn't study." But I pushed back. The 4 stayed anyway. He made a little heart with his hands for me. We went to a relay race competition at the Fiamme Gialle and I had so much fun. I ran and then at the end, that evening, we ate a plate of delicious pasta with parmesan. Now in June I have to go to Tuscany twice, for a birthday and a wedding. I'm really happy because I love celebrations. Go Roma!

Benedetta Mattei

Benedetta Mattei

Born in Rome on January 1, 2004, Benedetta Mattei is a first-year student at the "Gioberti" hotel institute in Trastevere, with the goal of working as a receptionist and waitress. She leverages her…

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