The former coach of the national team is preferred over Del Piero, Zola, Di Natale, and Pirlo in the special ranking by the legendary yellow-red.
Francesco Totti candidly shared his preferences on the best number 10s in history – interviewed by 1vs1.official – during the usual gathering of Operation Nostalgia, today taking place at Menti in Vicenza. In a comparison with Antonio Cassano, Totti assesses Cassano’s role: “He’s not quite a ten, I’d say a nine and a half.” When asked to choose between himself and Totò Di Natale, Totti hesitates and says, “Both, no?” then opts for Di Natale, recognizing the skills of the former Udinese striker. Surprise in his subsequent preferences: among Mancini, Zola, Pirlo, Insigne, and Del Piero, the choice always falls on Roberto Mancini, a sign of particular esteem for the talent of the former player and coach. Finally, when contrasted with Roberto Baggio, Totti has no doubts: “Baggio, thank you”. A frank and personal ranking, detailing his evaluations of the virtuosos in the most creative role of football.
The captain has been the protagonist of various vignettes during the match organized by Operation Nostalgia. Before the match, he revealed an amusing behind-the-scenes story to the microphones of SportItalia, “Frey told me not to shoot, he wrote to me privately.” Then when it came time to enter the field, Sorrentino and Amelia teased him, beckoning him onto the pitch while they recorded with their mobile phones. Your instruction seems incomplete, there’s no text provided for me to translate or to maintain the described tone. Please provide the text for translation.