italian → English transcript

The kid was probably, in terms of pure talent, less than Roberto, but he was more complete,

he had physical strength, he struck the ball in a way I've never seen, he knew how to play the ball,

that first-time ball he played, he invented it, because you think you do it

once, twice; every match he'd play it five, six times; he knew how to shield

the ball, he knew how to play with his back to goal, something Baggio did less. Yes, a physique

different. Exactly, the kid, when I went from Bari to Roma, on the other side at Juve

there was Del Piero, I always said I want to go to Roma because at the time my

idol, in 2001. And he then made his debut in 2005. I said I want to go to Roma

because for me the best player around is him, I went

to Roma for him, because he was my idol, I was lucky enough to play with him, to

become friends with him. For me, the strongest number ten that Italian football has ever had,

the most complete. I have played; when they ask me would you play, you have played with the

best, choose one: Totti. I played with Zidane, I played with Raul, I played with Ronaldo

the Phenomenon, with Guti, with Ibrahimos, but Totti is Totti; he was brilliant; he would strike

10, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.