MILAN – FC Internazionale and Titan Media today announce the extension of their strategic partnership until the end of the 2015/16 season.

Under the terms of the agreement, Titan will continue to host, develop and translate the Mandarin Chinese version of Inter’s official website inter.it, as well as manage the club’s existing and future presence on leading Chinese social networks and mobile messaging services.

Since the launch of the partnership in 2011, Inter and Titan have worked closely on a range of activities aimed at increasing awareness of the FC Internazionale brand in China and developing the club’s fan base.

Titan will continue to provide Inter with valuable on-the-ground PR and media assistance during official visits and tours to the People’s Republic of China.

"We are delighted to consolidate our relationship with Titan, which ensures that Chinese-speaking fans of Inter in China and all over the world have access to all the latest club news in their language," said FC Internazionale president Erick Thohir.

"Titan have been a trusted partner over the last three years and we look forward to developing and strengthening our partnership in what is a very important country for us.

"We are immensely proud of our fans in China. They are among the most passionate around and have shown time and again that their support for the team is unwavering."

Added Zhang Dunnan, president of Titan Media: "Inter has been a very reliable partner for us. We will continue to bring the club closer to its millions of fans in China.

"We also hope that Inter can come to play more games in China after the tremendous reception the team received during its last visit here in 2011 for the Italian Super Cup."

MILAN – He wasn’t looking for miracles, because he’s a Nerazzurri fan that’s convinced Inter don’t need any, and nor is he Argentinian, but from Pescara. His name is Graziano Del Rossi, 29, and he’s the fan who was photographed by Franco Origlia in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday. Misled by the blue and white flag being waved alongside him and the shirt with Zanetti on the back that he’s holding up to Pope Francis in the picture, we concluded that he was part of a group of Argentines, until a colleague from FCInter1908.it, Giovanni Montopoli, set us straight.

So we decided to give him a call. We found him to be no ordinary fan, a 29-year-old with the same issues affecting his generation, such as trying to find a job and falling in love in France, which doesn’t make life easy, but he’s still very positive.

“I went on a day trip on Sunday to Rome because I’ve been a believer for a year now, since Francis became Pope. With him I discovered the message of faith, and I felt close to him. It’s something which helps you to find clarity within. I left Pescara at dawn, at 04:30, and three hours later I was in Rome, one of the first to reach the barriers. I was really close and the Argentinian girl with the flag in the photo also got there very early. I asked her how you say ‘Come on San Lorenzo’ in Spanish and then I repeated it to the Pope, who acknowledged me.”

So where does the Zanetti shirt fit into all this?

“That shirt for me, as a lifelong Inter fan, is special. It’s signed but in fact the autograph has faded a bit now because I play in it too! Javier Zanetti is a symbol to me, a real man, and there aren’t too many of them around.”

The Catholic faith and love for the Nerazzurri, there might not be an obvious link…

“No, they’re both a way of living your life. Inter is pure passion for me, I was there, I was one of the fans outside Parma v Inter, I was at the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi. I went to kiss president Massimo Moratti and Tronchetti Provera too. I told him to bring back Mourinho. I wasn’t in Madrid though, I couldn’t get a ticket.”

You’re also looking positively towards the future…

“I began work when I was young, I don’t regret not having gone to university, now I want to spend my time doing charity work. There’s a lot that needs doing in Pescara, I see the priests working very hard and I’d like to give them a hand.”

And you must be delighted with your unexpected fame…

“I really didn’t expect it yesterday, but suddenly my phone started ringing, lots of friends saw me on inter.it! Honestly my phone was blowing up!”

Good luck with everything, Graziano!