Francesco Totti, former captain of Roma, spoke in an interview granted to the microphones of Lega Serie A. These are his statements:
How did you live the derby?
“Before I became a player, I was a season ticket holder in Curva and I was a sick fan for Roma, for me the derby was a special match, we lived differently from all other cities, I suffered a lot. The city of Rome brings you to this relationship between players and fans, between me and them there was mutual and different love and I lived it differently from other players ”.
How was the wait?
“When it comes to the derby in Rome, I’m talking about 20 years ago, we were talking about it at least 3-4 months before, there were those who preferred to win the two derbies rather than the Scudetto. Clearly, if you win the derby and the Scudetto it’s the icing on the cake, the important thing was not to lose the derby, if you lost the derby you had to wait for the return one because it was difficult to live in Rome ”.
Pilgrims?
“I have always said that he has something more than the others, I hope he can do an excellent path. Rome is a difficult square, in quotation marks it is not as well regarded as me and De Rossi, but if it continued like this it would have everything on its side ”.
Abraham?
“When these players arrive everyone thinks he’s the derby man, he’s a formidable player. It was a top signing, he is a guy who is very predisposed to make a contribution to the team, in the square of Rome a player like him who shows attachment is fundamental “.
The comparison between Mourinho and Sarri?
“What matters is the pitch, the motivation, the desire to win. If you have two technicians of this caliber, you know it will be a nice derby to watch. With Mourinho on the bench he is all the more, he is someone who helps you, motivates you, stimulates you, makes you give everything and in a city like Rome I think it is the most important thing “.
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