And the FA Cup in the United Kingdom, while similar in nature to the Italian Cup, has this feeling of the entire nation being mobilized, reminiscent of the madness of NCAA March.
It's enough to mobilize the whole country, thus even though its strategic value is low, its commercial value and fan popularity remain high.
These are aspects that the Italian Cup cannot match.
Therefore, it's common for strong teams in the Italian Cup to "give up the match."
San Remo's journey to the quarterfinals this season is not unrelated to these occurrences.
Besides Brescia, Benevento and even Chievo are, to some extent, not in their top form.
On one hand, this greatly affects the excitement of the matches.
On the other, it provides fertile ground and space for match-fixing and collusion.
Moreover, some Serie A teams, due to scheduling reasons and unable to handle three fronts, will strategically choose to forgo the semifinals.
