In Rome, on Sunday, Francesco Totti, the legendary Italian striker, discussed Italy’s EURO 2024 debut. According to Sky Sport Italia, he stated that Federico Chiesa and Nicolò Barella would have been perfect additions to Italy’s 2006 World Cup squad. He jokingly said he would have substituted Federico Dimarco after a poor throw-in against Albania.
Looking back on winning the World Cup, Totti shared how every player dreams of that moment. He recalled not realizing they had won after the last penalty kick and still struggles to believe it today. Totti praised Gianluca Scamacca, a product of the Roma academy, calling him a good striker and physically strong.
However, Totti expressed concern over Dimarco’s performance against Albania, as a mistake from the Inter defender led to a goal. He joked about not being able to coach as he would immediately replace any player who made such an error. Despite this, Totti acknowledged Dimarco’s improvement throughout the season.
Throughout his playing career with Roma and Italy’s national team, Totti won one Serie A title and one World Cup respectively. In 58 appearances for Italy’s national team, he scored nine goals.
