( CNN ) -- He might have walked alone in a crowd of 15,000 fans , but for one Italian soccer fan that lonely experience has resulted in internet stardom . The unusual story of Arrigo Brovedani , who was the only Udinese supporter to turn up to the club 's top-level away game earlier this week , has swept around the world . `` I feel a little overwhelmed , I do n't think I deserve all this attention ! '' the 37-year-old told CNN on Thursday . Brovedani has had a memorable few days . He went to Sampdoria 's stadium in Genoa on Monday evening expecting few fellow Udinese fans -- but he did n't expect to be the only one . A wine seller , he had been in the city on business , having started the four-hour drive from the northeastern city of Udine that morning . `` When I travel to away matches , there 's about 200 or 80 of us but on Monday , because of the time of the game and the location I thought I would n't find more than five or six people there , '' he said . `` When I got there I found out I was the only one . I understand that it 's cold now , it 's a long drive plus , the economic crisis does n't help , so people are not moving en masse as you would expect . I was lucky because I 'm used to traveling and just happened to be in the area . '' The stewards at Stadio Luigi Ferraris gave him the option of sitting in the main stand , but Brovedani chose the deserted away end . Liverpool squeeze into Europe League knockout stages . `` The home fans started booing , shouting and insulting ... the usual , '' he said . `` But when I saw that the Udinese players were warming up I shouted out to them saying , 'Guys , I 'm all alone here . Alone ! You can hear me now but you wo n't be able to hear me once the game starts ! ' `` When the home fans eventually understood what was happening , they gave me a huge round of applause . They were cheering even though Sampdoria lost the game in the end . They were actually really nice -- they offered me food and coffee and the club manager gave me a shirt , which was nice . '' Brovedani has since been swamped with media requests as the popularity of his story grew . He said he has been invited to a Premier League game in England by broadcaster the BBC , Udinese officials have asked him to come to the club 's next home match and Italian TV stations `` keep calling me . '' `` I do n't think it 's that big a story -- there are so many keen fans that really never miss a game , so I 'm sure I 'm not the first one ! '' he said . Udinese , which last season finished third in Serie A to qualify for the preliminary rounds of Europe 's top club competition this term , has an average home attendance of 18,000 . Monday 's 2-0 win at Sampdoria lifted the team into the top half of the table , with captain Antonio Di Natale among the scorers . He personifies the fierce loyalty the club inspires , refusing lucrative offers to join bigger sides . Brovedani , meanwhile , is happy to support anything from his home region . `` I 'm not a representative of the Udinese fan club , I 'm just passionate about all things that my region has to offer -- from sports to food and everything inbetween , '' said Brovedani , who hails from the town of Spilimbergo . `` I 've been a Udinese fan for years , since I was a little boy . Udinese represents my region : if you come from Friuli , you have to be a Udinese fan . `` I always carry a flag and my scarf with me in the car . Whenever there is a sporting event that involves people from my region I just go along , because I 'm very proud of my origins . '' The supporters of English club Liverpool traditionally sing the anthem `` You 'll never walk alone '' -- and from now on it can apply to at least one Italian fan . A new 'dark age ' for English football ?
Story of Sampdoria soccer club 's lone supporter sweeps the internet . Arrigo Brovedani was outnumbered by six Udinese fans on Monday . The 37-year-old says he did n't expect to be the only Sampdoria fan present . He says he has been besieged by media requests , including an invite to Sampdoria .