The story of Lorenzo Pellegrini, who was named "the heir of Totti and De Rossi"

Francesco Totti, one of the greatest legends of Roma from Italian Serie A, dedicated some beautiful words to Lorenzo Pellegrini. He said that the 24-year-old midfielder is a special player who can give a lot to Roma and will honor the shirt until the end. If Totti says it, it has to be true...

Pellegrini started playing in the youth divisions of A. S. Roma at the age of 9. He was only out of the club between 2015 and 2017, when he was loaned to Sassuolo, also from the Serie A. In the last four seasons, he scored 10 goals and gave 24 assists in 108 games for the Italian team. 

He started as a center forward. However, coach Mirko Manfré placed him in the midfield. Then, with the arrival of coach Vicenzo Montella, he gained confidence in that position. At the age of 15, an arrhythmia almost ended his career, but he recovered after six months and he has not stopped improving since then. 

In addition, he played with the Italian national team in the Nations League and scored the goal in the 1-1 draw against the Netherlands. After that, Claudio Ranieri, who is the head coach of Serie A club Sampdoria, defined Pellegrini as "the heir of Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi",