Top 5 Italian fantasisti from the ’90s

5. Francesco Totti.

Whilst Totti’s finer successes would come later than in the 90s, he just makes the list, edging out his idol and another great Italian number 10, Guiseppe Giannini, who he would also go on to replace as captain and the very heartbeat of their beloved Roma.

It was during this decade that Totti announced his arrival in Serie A, making his debut in 1993 as a precocious 16 year old. By 1995 he was a first team regular and in 1997 he was given the captaincy – in the process becoming the golden boy and symbol of his hometown club. 1998 saw him called up to the national side for the first time, qualifying for Euro 2000 where he would go on to star.

Fantasista Totti

Er Pupone or il Gladiatore, as he is known, played in a variety of attacking positions before establishing himself in the trequartista role later in the decade, culminated in him winning the league’s Young Player of the Year award.

’90s clubs: Roma
90s apps/goals: 173/48
90s honours: Serie A Young Player of the Year

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