Alessandro Del Piero has sympathised with his former Italy team-mate Francesco Totti's predicament at Roma calling it a 'difficult situation'.

Totti's time at Roma appears to be coming to an end as manager Luciano Spalletti looks towards the future with younger players.

The 39-year-old has scored 301 goals in 753 appearances for the club over a 24-year spell.

Roma icon Francesco Totti looks set to leave the Italian outfit this season after a 24-year career

Totti's (left) time at Roma this season has been soured by a fractious relationship with Luciano Spalletti

FRANCESCO TOTTI'S ROMA CAREER Appearances: 753 Goals: 301 Serie A trophies: 1 (2000-01) Coppa Italia: 2 (2006-07, 2007-08) Supercoppa Italiana: 2 (2001, 2007) Advertisement

Totti is a Roma icon and his likely exit at the Stadio Olimpico mirrors the way Del Piero departed Juventus four years ago.

The Juve legend left the club outfit after he wasn't offered a new deal during the 2011-12 season - subsequently moving to Sydney FC after 19 seasons in Turin.

And comparing the two situations, Del Piero knows what Totti is going through.

'I feel close to my ex-Italy team-mate,' Del Piero told Il Secolo XIX.

'I know from experience that his situation is a difficult one to deal with from the inside.

'Regardless of how it ends though, I think he'll be one of those players who will always represent the team he played for.'

Totti has spent most of the season on the bench but has rescued a point for Roma in their last two Serie A games - against Bologna and Atalanta.

Totti (right) scored a 78th minute equaliser to claim a point for Roma in a 3-3 draw with Atlanta on Sunday

Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero left the club after not being offered a new contract in 2012

The forward then joined A-League outfit Sydney FC - where he played for a further two years