#4 The ageless wonder that is Francesco Totti
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After a dismal opening half of the campaign, Roma’s 2015/16 season experienced a resurgence after the appointment of Luciano Spalletti. However, it seemed to be too little too late, as Roma began stuttering at the fag end of the campaign, which was made all the more worse by Spalletti’s refusal to play Francesco Totti.
With just a few games left to go in the season, Roma were trailing 1-2 to Torino, with the Giallorossi struggling to break their opponents down. As a last throw of the dice, Spalletti sent on the 39-year-old Totti for Seydou Keita, with the clock reading 86 minutes. Surely he couldn’t, could he?
Il Re di Roma cemented his throne in an incredible three minutes. First, he powered home Miralem Pjanic’s free-kick with a neat finish to drag Roma level, and then reduced the entire Curva Sud to delirious tears by slamming home a penalty moments later to complete an incredible turnaround.
That 3-2 victory remains another of Totti’s iconic moments at the Olimpico, and to do it when he seemed past it, with doubts surrounding his future makes it all the more sweeter. There’s no better summary of this moment than Carlo Zampa’s commentary of the three minute spell, which had him sobbing on air.
