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Totti: I hope Ranieri can continue to coach Rome, I am a Roman man in my life and a Roman ghost in my life

6:04am, 10 May 2025【Football】

May 5th Rome legend Toti was interviewed by host Fabio Fazio when he participated in the TV show Chetempochefa.

What do you think of the current Rome coach Ranieri?

I hope Ranieri can stay and continue coaching. But he also has his own reasons to decide to retire. He has done what he has to do, which is to lead Rome back to the top.

Have you ever thought about being a coach by yourself?

I can never be a coach because I get angry too easily, haha.

You have met many coaches in your career, how are you with them?

In my 25 years of playing career, I have worked with many coaches. Some of these coaches get along better with me, while others get worse with their relationship. Coach Spalletti and I had problems getting along in the last few years, but we eventually met again and settled.

You announced your withdrawal from the Italian national team after winning the 2006 World Cup

Before that World Cup, I decided to retire from the national team. And we eventually won the World Cup and I also withdrew from the national team.

Talk about your spoon penalty kick, why did you choose to kick like this?

The genius never thinks, he just does it. The

program then played the World Cup win. Totti said with tears in his eyes, "These are all strong emotions." There is no need to say much about your close relationship with Rome

I was a Roman in my life, and a Roman ghost in my death.

You were invited by Milan when you were a child

At that time, they gave me 300 million lira to go to Milan, but I refused. The celebration after Rome won the Serie A in 2001 was memorable. The whole of Rome was in a madness and we could hardly move around the city. We celebrated in a restaurant run by a friend of mine and we enjoyed the five or six months of celebration.

Talk about your family life

My son Christian plays too badly with a board tennis, haha. My girlfriend Noemi is very good, she is very good.

You have met with Italian tennis player Sina before

He has never lost a game since we met.

Finally, please choose three of your most beloved head coaches

Boskov, Zeman and Mazoni, who are my most beloved coaches. They have three different understandings of football, but they all give it important emotions.