Resurrection of Jesus — in style!
- Out of action since October 4th, when both goals in the game were scored by him as well.
- Goals #185, #186 and #187 in Serie A, moving past Gabriel Batistuta at #8 in all time scorers chart.
- Goals #7, #8, #9 in the current Serie A season, leapfrogging past Eto’o, Trezeguet, Pato, Gilardino, Hamsik, Milito and Pazzini.
- Joint leading scorer in the current season despite missing more than month’s action by sitting out 5 games.
- 9th goal in 8 Serie A games.
- 19th goal in 13th appearance of the season (with 10 in Europa League).
Forget St Paul, forget Mary Magdalene. This is how comeback is done with a bang. This is what elevates him from mere mortals kicking the ball around. This is Totti — and no footballer has ever had a greater impact on his club than him.
No Party
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The update on injury is neither hopeful nor disastrous. Surgery won’t be required, yet, but there’s also no update on when this “therapy” is going to enable him to hit back. In fact, there’s no vague timeline either. He might be back against Livorno — which, [...]
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Video: First 5 games of the season
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Here’s a short compilation made up of Francesco’s highlights of the season so far:
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Summer Recap
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Ladies and gentlemen, the definition of epic fail:
“From Totti too. That’s my opinion. Shoo! He is ruining you! He is ruining you! Just like Real Madrid need to do with Raul, Roma need to get rid of Totti. Is that clear?” — Nicola Irti
Obviously the guy [...]
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Cementing the legend status in Calcio history
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Gabriel Batistuta, Roberto Baggio, Gunner Nordahl, ring any bells? Yes, these are some of the most prolific strikers in history of Serie A. And then there is this guy, who, despite playing as a trequartista for most of his career, has broken into the list of those legends. Welcome to Francesco Totti:
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Comeback #1976
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If he had been absent from yesterday’s Bologna equation, the 4th spot would already have been a good-bye, it’s as simple as that. Highlights can be found on Chris’ post-match writeup, along with the golden words: “There is simply no greater difference maker in all of [...]
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The Catch-22
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The same old: If he plays, there’s a whopping 5% chance he’ll go through the match uninjured; if he doesn’t there’s an equally colossal probability for Roma snatching the three points. Mirko’s out for the game, with Baptista and Menez capable of converting chances almost as [...]
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Giving Marcello the shivers
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“Seeing how [David] Pizarro and [Francesco] Totti were limping at the end gave me goosebumps. They played with heart and courage for a wonderful romantic game in which everyone gave their all.” — Marcello Lippi
The dream of playing a Champions League final in his own [...]
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Beating the blues
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Oh, and yes they have done that directly too. But this time, they also raced ahead of Chelsea in Group A standings. Here’s a rundown for viewpoint of the masses after European fixtures so far:
Match-day 1 (Roma 1-2 Cluj): LOL, Chelsea are going to annihilate [...]
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The Totti Effect
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Roma’s form: D*WW*W*W*
[*] Denotes matches with Jesus on the score-sheet.
It isn’t just co-incidence. Surely, the men of the match against Fiorentina included Doni, Mexes and Juan too. But this has been evident over the entire past decade: Totti takes Roma to a whole another level, period. [...]
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Team News
Daily Dose: January 25th, 2010.
Zidane's XI take on Benfica's XI...plus a fat guy (not shown). [101gg] Totti & Del Piero, sittin' in a tree. (SoccerLens) Halfway through the La Liga campaign. (Phil ...
Jan 25, 2010 | Read this article...
Decade in Review: 2000/2001
Continuing the Decade in Review, we now move on to the 2000/2001 season, another highly interesting and exciting season. For the first time in ages, ...
Jan 19, 2010 | Read this article...
The Top 20 Italian Players of the Decade
All month I've been seeing these "Top _____ of the Decade" posts all over the Offside, so I thought with 2010 just around the corner ...
Dec 16, 2009 | Read this article...
Totti vs. Cassano: The long-awaited showdown will finally take place (rain permitting)
We all remember the Francesco Totti and Antonio Cassano partnership at Roma. Cassano had always stated that growing up he admired Totti and one of ...
Dec 11, 2009 | Read this article...
Great Serie A Games: Roma-Lazio 2001-2002
Since this weekend is the derby, I thought I'd make the Great Serie A Games post a derby. We go back to the 2001-2002 season, ...
Dec 03, 2009 | Read this article...
Serie A Goals of the Week: Giornata 13
Francesco Totti caught up with Antonio Di Natale at the top of the top scorer's chart with 9 goals after his hat-trick vs. Bari at ...
Nov 24, 2009 | Read this article...
Great Serie A Games: Roma-Inter 1998/99
Roma-Inter from May of 1999 is another highly entertaining game from one of the most entertaining Serie A seasons of all time. The 1998-99 season ...
Nov 04, 2009 | Read this article...
Great Serie A Games: Roma-Juve 2003/2004
The Great Serie A Game posts continue with Roma-Juve 2003/2004. The 2003/2004 season was an interesting one. Milan, fresh from a Champions League victory and ...
Oct 22, 2009 | Read this article...
Goals of the week: Giornata 7
Sorry I didn't get up a weekend round-up yesterday, it was a really busy day. However I don't want to disrupt the weekly order so ...
Oct 06, 2009 | Read this article...
Daily Dose: August 28th, 2009
Something to read while you watch Konrad Frys score straight from kick off... Say ¡hola! to our first Spanish language Offside blog (Atlético Nacional Offside) Don't mess ...
Aug 28, 2009 | Read this article...
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