Aqui fica um resumo da delirante imprensa italiana.
La Repubblica opened their sports pages with a two-page spread entitled: "Historic Try", with a picture of Italy hero and man-of-the-match Andrea Masi bursting through three French tacklers, although it wasn't the moment he actually crossed the try-line.
"An unforgettable day for Italian rugby at the Flaminio," it said. "Reigning champions France beaten and humiliated for the first time in the Six Nations. "Those who love sport, who are part of a proud minority, know you can wait a lifetime for days like this." Italy's biggest sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport found space on their front page to proclaim: "Historic Italy." "At the Flaminio 30,000 fans were in delirium. France beaten in the Six Nations, (coach Nick) Mallett in tears,"
it continued.
"History was rewritten in 20 minutes, the last of a game that has already become legend. "Like never before in the Six Nations, like only Grenoble in 1997, the only win in 31 (sic 32) previous games." That last reference was to Italy's only other victory over the French 14 years ago in a friendly test against the then Grand Slam winners.
Inside, the newspaper continued: "Italy awakes. Incredible, we tore France apart.
"It's the biggest win in Italy's history."
La Gazzetta was also harking back to other momentous occasions in the country's rugby past such as the first victory over a Home Union in 1995 when Ireland were beaten 22-12 in Treviso.
And it went on to laud the 40-32 victory over (an admittedly weakened) France in 1997, Italy's Six Nations debut, a 34-20 defeat of Scotland, and their only away victory in the competition in 2007 when they returned from Murrayfield with a 37-17 success.
"Now the heroes of Grenoble are no longer alone," it said.
La Gazzetta couldn't resist reminding the beaten visitors of the Saturday morning headline in France's biggest sports daily L'Equipe, which trumpeted: "Roman Holiday".
In Corriere dello Sport it was a quote from Mallett that made the principal headline. "Emotional Mallett: I've never been so proud," it quoted the South African as saying. Mallett had said: "I was proud of the players after the Ireland and Wales matches, I was very disappointed after England.
"But I'm very, very proud, it's one of my best moments. I've had a lot of luck with teams, I've won many things with South Africa and Stade Francais but this is possibly my proudest day as a coach."
For the Corriere it was such an important occasion that it saw fit to mis-quote Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon: "A small step for a rugby player, a giant leap for Italian rugby."