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Totti: Mourinho is the top coach in my mind. He made Roma win the European trophy again after 30 years.

11:21am, 12 November 2025【Football】

November 11 News Recently, in the first episode of the "AperiTotti" program, Materazzi and Totti had a relaxed and pleasant conversation hosted by Pierluigi Pardo. The content includes current Roma coach Gasperini, former Roma coach Mourinho and other topics.

■While looking back on the past, talking about the present and looking forward to the future, Totti is full of confidence in the new Roma coached by Gasperini. He believes that the team has maintained competitiveness with Naples and Inter Milan at the beginning of the season.

Totti said with a smile: "Gasperini is a good coach, I hope he can continue along this path. Roma's next league championship? Maybe it will come in the year of the club's centenary..."

Talking about the period when Mourinho coached Roma

Totti did not hesitate to give the highest praise: "Top, number one." The number one player is because he led the team to two European finals during his two years in Rome, winning one and losing the other. It was indeed a pity to lose the second game... but he allowed Roma to win the European trophy again after 30 years. "

■ As for Materazzi, the former Inter Milan defender said that the first person in his heart will always be Mourinho.

Materazzi said: "He is one of the most charming and honest people I have ever met."

The hugs and tears between the two after the "Triple Crown" season were still vivid in my mind. Materazzi recalled: "I knew at the time that with him, it would be easy for us to win the league championship. The Champions League is different, which requires many factors of the right time, place and people, but for the league championship we are the strongest team and everyone wants to beat us."

"Later Mourinho chose Real Madrid. It was the second or third time in his life that he encountered such an opportunity. It appeared after a glorious peak, and he immediately seized it."