DBasia.news – One by one, the guest star gave their statement for Francesco Totti in the autobiography release of AS Roma legend, Francesco Totti titled Un Capitano at Colosseum, Roma, Italy, Thursday.
One of them is the former teammate of Ilary Blasi’s husband, Antonio Cassano. In this opportunity, Cassano complimented Totti who turns 42 in the autobiography release event.
He told that in 2001, Cassano refused Juventus’ offer to play with Totti in Roma. “I turned down the chance to play for Juventus so I could go and play with Francesco Totti, the best Italian player of all time,” Cassano said.
“I turned down the chance to play for Juventus so I could go and play with Francesco Totti, the best Italian player of all time. He made history. He could’ve won a couple of Ballon d’Or trophies elsewhere, but he remained faithful to his people and his team,” he continued.
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Cassano also explained his early moment in Roma, Totti’s family helped him a lot. He described the situation was similar like he was being adopted by Totti’s mother, Fiorella.
Totti also complimented Cassano. He mentioned the player that started his career in Bari as the best player and teammate.
“We talked the same language on the field. We spent a lot of time together when he first arrived at Roma,” Totti explained.