N.C. State’s Carter-Finley Stadium played host to some of the world’s finest professional soccer players on Thursday, marking the first time the facility has ever been used as a soccer field. The 27-time Italian Serie A champions, Juventus F.C., defeated Mexico’s C.D. Guadalajara, otherwise known as Chivas, in a relatively uneventful 1-0 bout. Of the 16,124 in attendance, only a few N.C. State students and alumni were sprinkled amongst the crowd with an estimated 10,000 Chivas fans present from the local Latino community. Despite losing with the twelfth man on their side, Chivas coach José Luis Real was elated with the fan turn-out from the Raleigh area.

“For us, it is very important to have the support of all of the fans who like Chivas,” Real said. “Not only the Mexican fans but also all the Latin Americans who are watching right now. To Mexican soccer, it’s very important and we like seeing them wearing our jerseys in the win.”

Despite the valiant effort of the Mexican internationals, it was no surprise that Juventus was victorious. After the game, Juve’s coach, Antonio Conte, was just as content with Carter-Finley’s conditions as he was with his team’s performance.

“The facility is quite lovely,” Conte said. “Certainly the only disadvantage of playing in such a beautiful facility is the heat. The pitch was amazing with the exception of certain patches on the flank. It’s great because the intimacy of the fans with respect to the players. It’s very important for the players to feel the heat of the fans and the crowd being excited about playing here. We were very pleased to play here with the exception of the heat, which was something that was more than we had expected in our preseason League.”

Smith shared the same sentiment, saying he would love to attend future competitions of the same nature at Carter-Finley.

“Absolutely,” Smith said. “I wouldn’t think