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I tifosi non se la prendono mica se pareggiamo.

I tifosi non se la prendono mica se pareggiamo.
The fans won't take offense at all if we draw.
From Lesson 210:Taking offense and feeling up to it (prendersela, sentirsela)·Italian

Questions & Answers about I tifosi non se la prendono mica se pareggiamo.

Why does prendersela become se la prendono here?
Prendersela is made of the verb prendere (to take) plus the reflexive pronoun si and the pronoun la. When conjugated for i tifosi (they), prendere becomes prendono, and si changes to se because it is placed directly before la.
Does the la in se la prendono refer to a specific feminine noun?
No, it doesn't. In pronominal verbs like prendersela (to take offense or get angry), the la is a fixed piece of the verb's structure. It roughly translates to taking "it" personally, but you don't need to look for a feminine noun in the sentence that it replaces.
What is the word mica doing in this sentence?
Mica is a very common word in spoken Italian used to emphasize a negative statement. When paired with non, it means "not at all" or "in the least." Here, non se la prendono mica strongly emphasizes that the fans really won't mind.
There are two ses in this sentence. Do they mean the same thing?
No, they are completely different words! The first se in se la prendono is the reflexive pronoun si (which changes to se before la). The second se in se pareggiamo is the conjunction meaning "if."

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