(24 Jun 2004)
1. Exterior airport, fans, press
2. Closer shot entrance
3. News van
4. Airport door opens
5. Monitors showing arrivals
6. Close up arrival of flight from Lisbon
7. Small boy with Italy team shirt on
8. Carabinieri
9. Player comes through
10. Press waiting
11. Baggage carousel and officials
12. Player waiting, team member on right (jacket slung over shoulder)
13. Players waiting
14. Wide shot baggage carousels
15. Christian Vieri waiting
16. Wide shot baggage carousel
17. Players waiting by carousel
18. Vieri waiting, another player talking to him
19. Player waiting
20. Player waiting
21. Three players waiting by carousel
22. Outside airport fans running (dusk)
23. Fan in Italy shirt, pull out to wide of fans
24. Wide shot crowds waiting
25. Italian flag and fans
26. Pan of posters in Italian, first poster "Del Piero you made a really bad impression on us", pan to seocnd poster "Eliminated"
27. Crowd of fans
28. Various exteriors of arrivals hall
STORYLINE
Italy's national football team arrived home on Wednesday after a tournament that ended in disappointment for the players and the fans.
Italy failed to make it through to the quarterfinals and failed to impress both on and off the pitch.
Italy's visit to Portugal was not a good one.
On the field the team were disappointing, off the field they were a public relations disaster.
Italy failed to live up to the promise of a new, attacking side and their behaviour won them few fans either.
From Francesco Totti's spit in the face of Denmark's Christian Poulsen to rows between players and press, and the bitter accusations that accompanied their exit, Italy succeeded only in matching the lack of decorum that accompanied their 2002 World Cup campaign.
There, South Korea beat Italian manager Giovanni Trappatoni's side in the second round with the Ecuadorian referee taking much of the blame.
This time Denmark and Sweden have been accused of conspiring against Italy by drawing two-all in Tuesday night's match.
That result meant that whatever happened in Italy's game with Bulgaria, the Italians would not progress.
Trappatoni's days as manager of the Italian national team now seem to be numbered, with former Juventus coach Marcello Lippi tipped to take over the post.
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