Spalletti: 'My gift for Totti'

By Football Italia staff

Luciano Spalletti joked about Francesco Totti’s 40th birthday and criticism from the Roma captain’s wife.

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“I bought you a DeLorean from Back to the Future, so you can choose whether to go back or forward,” Spalletti told Roma TV.

“Your shirt is Number 10, but now we are stuck at 9,9, because you were and are still a splendid False 9.

“With me out of 167 games you scored and made me celebrate 99 times. I hope we get to 100 as soon as possible, then I’ll give you 10 out of 10.”

Spalletti also joked about Totti’s wife, Ilary Blasi, who called the Coach “a small man” in her interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“As it’s your party, I thought also about your old lady and got her a little gift too. It’s a song by Mia Martini and she reminded me of it, giving me great joy. It’s called ‘Small Man.’”

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