There's been a calcio invasion in the East Midlands of England today.
Ahead of Leicester's final home game of the season, hoards of Italian football supporters have made the journey from their native land to support the Foxes and, perhaps more pertinently, football's Renaissance Man - Claudio Ranieri.
A huge portion of fans made the 17-hour trek in cars from Milan, with a number of Roma ultras straying 2,000 kilometres north-east of the Stadio Olimpico's Curva Sud with flags and banners honouring their former manager.
Most of the travelling supporters are members of a Facebook group called 'Calciatori Brutti' or 'Ugly Footballers', and made their way by bus and car to the home of the new Premier League champions.
Add to this Andrea Bocelli serenading an emotional Ranieri and the ecstatic Leicester supporters prior to kickoff, and there was a distinctly Italian flavour to the celebrations.
#macchinataignorante #GoFoxes pic.twitter.com/Gj02m0BpNO
— Gianluigi Lapadula (@Lappa96) April 26, 2016
Roma fans here pic.twitter.com/tSt3CxxiAP
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) May 7, 2016
Here in Leicester, HUGE group of Italian fans have flown over to celebrate Claudio Ranieri & #LCFC! Wow. pic.twitter.com/83tVIRJslx
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) May 7, 2016
Italian flavour to Leicester title celebrations in the city centre pic.twitter.com/mUry2wm6DX
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) May 7, 2016
The Italian invasion of Leicester continues #LCFC. pic.twitter.com/QVu02vrna2
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) May 7, 2016
Italian invasion! Up to 1000 Italian Claudio superfans arrive in Leicester to join in the party #LCFC @itvcentral pic.twitter.com/UyYj46Bvsf
— Michael Sibert (@MichaelSibert) May 7, 2016
@GaryLineker @JamesHorncastle @TheCalcioGuy Italy meets Leicester, Leicester meets Italy, incredible.. pic.twitter.com/Z3AXxdtIdy
— Alex Richards (@alexrich93) May 7, 2016
A magical day for 'Le Volpi' of Leicester, and football in general - Italian football fans with no affiliation to Leicester whatsoever travelling to celebrate one of history's great sporting stories.
Will we ever see the like again?
