Totti eyes 10 in a row
Roma may have just set a new club record of eight consecutive League wins but Francesco Totti still isn’t satisfied. “I want 10,” he said.
The Giallorossi captain scored two penalties on Wednesday, in the last 11 minutes, to rescue his side from the jaws of defeat against Cagliari and keep their extraordinary winning sequence going. Now, though, he is hungry for more.
“We were all hoping desperately to beat the club record we set under our old Coach,” said Totti, referring to Fabio Capello’s Roma side.
“Our next target is to reach 10 consecutive wins. We want to enter the history books of Italian football.”
Roma’s 100 per cent record dates back to their 4-0 win over Chievo on December 21 in a run that has seen them hit the net 23 times and concede just five goals.
Last night’s was without doubt the closest match of the lot, played in the eerie atmosphere of an empty Rieti stadium, and Totti had to show great calmness under pressure to score twice from the spot – the last in injury time – against former teammate Antonio Chimenti.
“I chose to go for power because Chimenti knows me well,” he said. “However, despite the strange atmosphere we proved that we are a proper side.”
Roma will be looking to extend their run to nine away to Siena at the weekend. They’ll then face Empoli.
发表于 2006-2-10 00:02:00
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