The footballer with whom Francesco Totti wanted to play and is not Lionel Messi

Francesco Totti has always recognized his great admiration for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the former player has too much respect for these two footballers who have been the most important in recent years.

Totti was a great player, the eternal captain of AS Roma, he managed to become world champion in 2006, also great teams like Real Madrid wanted to hire him but the midfielder only played in one team in his entire career.

Totti stated that the player he always dreamed of playing with was the great Ronaldo Nazario, the Brazilian caused fear in his rivals when he played for FC Barcelona and Inter Milan. A striker who inspired great players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

“My dream was always to play with Ronaldo, The Phenomenon. Yes Ronaldo. It was brilliant. For me, the strongest of all. At Barcelona and at Inter, it was devastating, ”said Francesco Totti in an interview with his former teammate Luca Toni.

Totti's admiration for Ronaldo

Totti at all times showed his great admiration for Ronaldo, he even said he felt sorry for not playing with the Brazilian. Biggest regret? I have always said it: the only thing I regret in my career is not having played with Ronaldo. It would have been my dream and his too. He scored many goals, but with me he would have scored many more”.