{
  "id": 10238573,
  "title": "Totti: ‘I would have liked to play with Ronaldo, Il Fenomeno, I would have made him score 3 times as many goals’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/totti-i-would-have-liked-to-play-with-ronaldo-il-fenomeno-i-would",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T15:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/totti-liked-play-ronaldo-il-153500411.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Francesco Totti celebrated his 50th birthday by reflecting on his illustrious football career, admitting he would have loved to play alongside Ronaldo, the \"Il Fenomeno\". Speaking to Corriere dello Sport, he claimed that had he played with Ronaldo, he could have made him score three times the goals he already scored, even playing without looking at the ball. When asked about choosing between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Totti refused to single anyone out and reiterated that he would have enjoyed playing with both, considering Maradona to be even more superior. As for his actual teammates, Totti singled out two: one he played with on the pitch, Ciro Cassano, and another with off the pitch, Pietro Candela. He was candid about his coaches as well, praising the ones who understood him most, like Rosa Mazzone and Zoran Zeman, while criticizing Carlos Bianchi, who he felt wanted to ditch him. Totti also revisited his acrimonious departure from Roma's boardroom after retiring in 2017, noting that his influence as a player made him feel cumbersome and useless as a director.",
  "summary": "Francesco Totti has marked his 50th birthday by looking back across his career, and named the one team-mate he wishes he had been given.Speaking to Corriere dello Sport, via TuttoMercatoWeb, the Roma ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Totti would have liked to play with Ronaldo and Il Fenomeno.",
    "He claimed Ronaldo could have scored three times as many goals.",
    "Totti praised coaches Rosa Mazzone and Zoran Zeman."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}