They've given us opera, carbonara and Roman roads - not to mention Andrea Pirlo and his beautiful silky hair.
Italian football is synonymous with style, passion and defensive sensibility, and ever since Italian football created the Serie A in 1929, there have been 13 winners across 88 seasons.
Of course, we all associate Italian football with the '90s - Baggio missing that penalty, the joy of seeing international stars on British TV for the first time - but the Italian league is having a renaissance of sorts, right now.
This weekend sees the Rome derby, as Roma take on Lazio, while north plays south, as Maurizio Sarri's Juventus faces old employers Napoli.
The spirit of Football Italia is alive and well in the 2020s, everyone.
Five minutes are on the clock. Let us know how you get on @FourFourTwo – we’ll retweet the best efforts, so challenge some friends as well. Good luck!
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