Totti: magic, record and Selfie. “A unique opportunity” – La Gazzetta dello Sport

January 11, 2015 – Milan

A Selfie in the field had never seen, as they had never seen 11 goals in the Rome derby: Dino Da Costa had arrived there, however, making it two in the Italian Cup, Totti was 9 in the league: to seize records solitaire had been enough the sub platter to 2 ‘of the recovery, Strootman’s cross, but the Lazio was still ahead. The celebration came with the second center, that of the draw, the superb acrobatics’s cross Holebas which set the 2-2 of a Roma-Lazio that threatened to end badly, just days after reducing to a point disadvantage by Juventus Pending a complicated trip to Naples: Running under the curve celebration with the fans and racing preparer of the goalkeeper, Guido Nanni, who has spent the smartphone, according to some fiddling, then the photo, with the Curva Sud background. All prepared, the phone was to Totti, but would be used only in case of two goals.

First of action – He was not yet scored on action this year the captain of Rome, at least in the league: two penalties made against Juventus and Chievo, only goal in moving ball on the splendid dig Hart in Manchester, vain as the goal of punishment of Moscow, overlooking the ‘ elimination from the Champions League. It is unlocked most important occasion, the derby number 40 of his career: the first had lost on 6 March of ’94, even a year after onset, 1-0 signed Giuseppe Signori. But even then, at 17, had done everything to make your mark, getting with the malice that you do not expect from a kid from the penalty spot, which then became Giannini pair it Marchegiani. Giannini was the captain that day, Franco Sensi was hard with him, and had only kind words for the child who played with the number 20, the captain who was to come: a sort of handover. Forty derby later, he is still the star.

The Selfie Totti under the curve South. Ap

FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP – “Unfortunately we threw the first time, we could not make our play, and they are went ahead by two goals – said the Roma captain after the race – was not simply retrieve the result, especially in a game so special. In the second half we got more cynical, more bad guys, we have proven to be a team that can compete for the Scudetto. The record for goals? To a Roman I think is the best thing that we can be, for me as for all the fans. The Selfie? I thought about it a week. Now there is fashion, I’m not used to get them because my private life I want to keep it that way, but this was a unique opportunity, having overtaken major players, it was something that you will long remember. It was important not to lose, for as she started the game, we gave an important signal to the championship. “

Even Zeman attended the goals from Totti: the fans have welcomed him with all the honors

before the master – Among the spectators, even Zdenek Zeman, returned for the first time in the stands of honor at the Olimpico, close by the leaders of Rome, after the divorce two years ago. And the technician Bohemian festeggiatissimo by fans, has enjoyed two goals of the player who most had supported and defended, in his experience Roman. An affection of years old, and fully reciprocated: “Roma has saved the boy again. The umpteenth satisfaction of a champion forever. “

Francesco Oddi

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