Umberto [making the two boys recite]
Prima la carne, prima la carne.
Prima la carne.
Massimo
Prima la carne.
What?
Umberto Meat first, THEN soccer!
Right, meat comes first!
Played by Joseph R. Sicari 
Kicking & Screaming (2005) · 50 quotes
Kicking & Screaming (2005) · 50 quotes
Tied for 7th most-quoted character in Kicking & Screaming (2005): in 3 of its 50 quotes
Most scenes with: Phil Weston (3), Mike Ditka (2), Gian Piero (2)
Scenes with Umberto
3 scenes Umberto Umberto 
Umberto Hey, coach! Don't you worry I got your bratwurst all ready! [showing him the wrapped bratwurst] Huh?
Beautiful, grazie. Are your nephews working today?
Umberto Uh, si, in the back.
[Phil walks over to two windowed swing-doors. He peers through one window and sees two young boys kicking a ball of plastic wrap like a soccer ball] [To Phil]
These kids are the right age, and they live in the district. Why not?
[Phil and Ditka walk back over to the front counter] [to Umberto]
Excuse me, mister, your two nephews, would they be interested in playing soccer?
Umberto Massimo e Gian Piero? No, they not play soccer. They come here to apprentice me. They have too much to learn. English, meat, too much.
So, they don't play soccer at all?
Massimo
[In Italian]
Uncle, why do they want? ("Zio, ma che vuoi?")
Umberto [In Italian]
They want you to play soccer. ("Eh, giocare a calcio.")
Umberto Don't look like that to me, please!
[Begging] [In Italian]
Uncle please! Uncle Umberto! ("Per favore, Zio! Zio Umberto!")
Umberto [In Italian]
No, be quiet. ("No, state zitti")
They play with American kids, they pick up English. A lot of famous athletes have learned English through sports; Sammy Sosa, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, uh.. Leon Spinks, Elvis Costello, Björn Borg, Mark Spitz.
Let the kids have some fun, huh?
Umberto Okay! Okay!
Umberto But remember; meat first, then soccer!
Come on, get in here.
I know we're on a five-game losing streak but I've got good news. Umberto!
[Umberto arrives with Massimo and Gian Piero]
We've got two new players joining the team. Guys; Gian Piero and Massimo. Now these boys are from Italy so they don't speak English that well. We're all gonna help them learn. They're apprentice butchers.
Could the blacksmiths and candlestick makers not make it?
Shut up.
Umberto I come back and pick-up 5:00. [making the two boys recite before leaving] Buon divertimento. Prima la carne.
Prima la carne.
What?
Umberto Meat first!
Meat first! Yes, we love meat!
Umberto [In Italian]
Bye! ("Ciao!")
