Totti reflects on 2001 scudetto glory as Roma legends urge swift return to winning ways
Club News·17 June 2026·30d ago

Totti reflects on 2001 scudetto glory as Roma legends urge swift return to winning ways

Source: Forza Roma

Francesco Totti marked 25 years since Roma's last Serie A title on 17 June 2001 with a message of nostalgia and hope for the future. The former captain told Corriere dello Sport: "Twenty-five years ago, the most beautiful day of our lives. I remember every single moment: the wait, arriving at the stadium. The goal. The match. I'm sure you remember everything too. For those who weren't there yet... what you missed! With the hope that we can soon return to live a day like that, Forza Roma."

Vincent Candela and Antonio Carlos Zago, both part of that 2001 triumph, offered their assessments of Roma's current trajectory under head coach Gian Piero Gasperini. Candela told Il Messaggero that the path under Gasperini "can leave you hoping for an ending like the one you experienced," praising the coach's track record and noting that he has brought Roma back to the Champions League after seven years. "Gasp is good, he has experience, he is a coach who knows how to improve players, he has created a group. Now to win the scudetto you need champions and the club must help him. But the road is the right one," Candela said. Zago, writing in Il Tempo, endorsed Gasperini as the right coach for Roma but stressed the need for defensive reinforcement, suggesting the squad requires "at least one player to pair with Mancini or insert in that department."

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Il capitano dell'ultimo titolo ricorda i festeggiamenti e le sensazioni di quel 17 giugno 2001, con lui altri protagonisti di quella cavalcata ormai lontana, sognano che la Roma torni presto a vincere Redazione 17 giugno - 09:20 Calafiori versione tifoso: canta 'Campo Testaccio' a squarciagola e il…

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