Juliette Pastore, fiancée of Newcastle United -midfielder Sandro Tonali, was cheerful when she came to the believers of the Magpies in London in London prior to the Carabao Cup final of Sunday.
Juliette, a fixed value in St James' Park, embraced the pre-match parties, posed with fans and draped himself in Newcastle flags-from which there was one Sandro's face in a design in Birra Moretti style, in which he emphasized his move from Milan to Tyneside in 2023.
The Italian fashionista was not the only Newcastle Wag that was overtaken in the excitement. Joelinton's partner Thay's Gondim de Lira also participated in the structure, in addition to their son, who had dyed her white to match to match.
The Magpies hope to end their 70-year-old trophy-dried against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. The competition starts at 4:30 PM (GMT) in Wembley Stadium, with 32,000 Newcastle fans the journey.
This is the second chance of Newcastle in three years to win the EFL Cup under Eddie Howe, after a 2-0 defeat of Manchester United in 2023's final. Liverpool, however, will be looking for a statement after crashing the Champions League.
In the evening before that match, the tone went to Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden to make their presence feel in London with a huge turnout. Among them was Pastore and Thay's Gondim de Lira.
A familiar face in St James' Park, Juliette is a regular presence in the stands since Tonali made his controversial switch from AC Milan in the summer of 2023.
She stood by his side when he arrived at Tyneside via private jet to complete his move, and in the following months she quickly embraced life in the northeast.
That included an unexpected visit to the Bulman job in Gosforth, where a table was reserved in Sandro's name, to the surprise of both staff and customers of the Wetherpoons Pub.
Her relentive support for Sandro was also clear during his most difficult moments. When he was banned from football for a year because of gambling crimes, Juliette stood with him and offered both public and private encouragement.
Earlier this month she had reason to celebrate as the Italian midfielder suggested, where Juliette announced their engagement on Instagram.
Now, with Newcastle on the edge of potential silverware, Juliette has again thrown himself into the excitement, traveling to London to become a member of fans in the structure to the final.
Just like the tens of thousands of Geordies who went south to the south via train, plane and car, she was very in the festive mood when she visited the atmosphere in Covent Garden, a traditional collection point for Newcastle supporters prior to large competitions.
Juliette was not the only Newcastle Wag that became involved in the festivities. Joelinton's partner was also noticed in the atmosphere, accompanied by their young son, who had dyed her white as a tribute to his father.
Joelinton's partner shared various photos of herself in Newcastle Kit on her Instagram – show her support prior to the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.
Liverpool won the EFL Cup last season, but will be looking for their first trophy of the Arne Slot era. The Reds start as clear favorites, despite the missing of Star immediately back Alexander-Arnold.
Newcastle itself has availability problems. Lewis Hall, Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles will all miss the final with different injuries, while former Liverpool -youth player Anthony Gordon is suspended.
Liverpool dominated their head-to-head record against Newcastle, with the last in December 2015 tasting the victory over the Reds.
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