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# Midfielder: Francesco Totti
'The Golden Boy' and 'The Eighth King of Rome' are some of the nicknames that were given to Italy's Francesco Totti during his legendary career.
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Totti is one of the greatest attacking midfielders Italy have ever produced. He spent his entire career at Roma, winning a Serie A, two Coppa Italia and two Supercoppa Italiana titles. He is the top goalscorer and the most capped player in Roma's history, scoring 307 goals in 786 appearances in all competitions for the club. He is the second-highest scorer of all time in Italian league history, with 250 goals.
Despite his stellar club exploits, Totti never shone for Italy the way he did for AS Roma. Nevertheless, the AS Roma legend played a key role in Italy's run to the Euro 2000 final and their 2006 FIFA World Cup triumph.
Totti won the Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year award five times and the Serie A Player of the Year award twice. He made 58 appearances for Italy in an international career spanning ten years.
# Forward: Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero represented Italy at three FIFA World Cups and four European Championships during a 13-year international career.
Del Piero was an integral part of the Italian team that made the final of Euro 2000 and won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Del Piero scored Italy's second goal in extra time in their 2-0 semi-final win against Germany at the 2006 World Cup.
He spent most of his club career with Juventus. During his time in Turin, Del Piero six Serie A and one Champions League title. He was named the Serie A Player of the Year in 1998 and 2008 and was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
Del Piero is the second-most prolific scorer for Italy in all competitions, with 346 goals.
# Forward: Giuseppe Meazza
Giuseppe Meazza is one of only three Italy players to have won two FIFA World Cup titles. He was given the nickname 'il genio' (the genius) by the Italian press for his fabulous exploits. Meazza is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and the best player of his generation.
He won the Serie A top-scorer award on three occasions. Meazza is the second-highest goalscorer for Italy, with 33 goals in 53 appearances.
He won the Golden Ball Award at the 1934 FIFA World Cup as he led Italy to victory on home soil. Meazza captained Italy to victory at the 1938 World Cup.
# Forward: Roberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio is regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time. He played 56 times for Italy, scoring 27 goals. In 1993, he was named the FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or award.
Baggio played a starring role for Italy at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where the Azzurri finished third. At the 1994 World Cup, he led Italy to the final, scoring five goals and was awarded the World Cup Silver Ball.
Although he was the star performer for Italy at the tournament, Baggio will forever be remembered for missing the decisive penalty in the final shootout against Brazil. Baggio scored twice for Italy at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France before the Azzurri were eliminated by the hosts in the quarter-finals.
Baggio is the only Italian player to score in three World Cups. With nine goals, he holds the record for most goals scored in World Cup for Italy, along with Paolo Rossi and Christian Vieri.
In 2011, Roberto Baggio was the first player to be inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.
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