The fans are very pleased with these news, AS Roma skipper Francesco Totti has been confirmed to continue with the club for next season. This means that he will be able to shorten the distance he has with historic all-time Serie A goal scorer Silvio Piola. With 248 goals, Totti is just 26 goals away from the record that Silvio still has in his power. For now, Francesco will have at least one more season to get those 26 goals and become the best goal scorer in Serie A history.
Sporting director Mauro Baldissoni confirmed the news this Saturday to Roma TV: "Francesco is untouchable. He's a legend and when you're a legend, you go down in folklore, where the divide between reality and imagination is lost. Totti goes beyond all that, he's a universally recognized symbol not just of Roma but of football as a whole."
The director also talked about the comparisons between Totti and Mohamed Salah, who plays the same position: "Let's say that Salah has a long way to go before he reaches that level but it's fantastic to have them together in the same place and see the reaction of the fans. In a way they represent the past and future of Roma, though I'll take this opportunity to say that the past is not yet the past and never will be, given that Francesco will continue playing for Roma and, as you know, will continue to be a part of Roma and of our family for a long time to come in the future."
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