Ideas for lunch before Football match at Stadio Olimpico in May?

[laubowski]

I am planning for my Rome trip in May and looking to go watch a football match at Stadio Olimpico. Any suggestions for where to have lunch? The matches start at 2pm. Thanks.

[barberinibee]

I would go for a picnic you can eat once you arrive. Hard to imagine you can have a sit down lunch elsewhere prior to the match, since I would expect some crowds and confusion when it comes to making sure you are inside the stadium and in your seat by 2pm. The place is huge. Roman eateries usually don't start serving until 12:30pm earliest, and by the time you get your check, it would be 1:30pm at least -- and you'd be at risk of missing the beginning of the game.

[laubowski]

Thanks it makes a lit of sense. The plan is to go to the Vatican first thing in the morning. Finish around midday and go to pizzarium before the march.