Travel To Rome

Guido Masetti - Roma hasn't had a truly top class goalkeeper, so that the choice came down to Masetti, and Franco Tancredi who won the Serie A title in 1983. Masetti played for Roma his full career, making 339 league appearances. He was a crucial element in Roma's very first Scudetto greatness in 1942, while he also picked up 2 World Cup winners gongs as a non-playing squad member for Italy in 1934 and 1938. The best way to experience the city of Rome is to book one of the many Rome Apartments.

Cafu ( 1997-2003 ) - One of Brazil's all time great wing-backs who was nicknamed Il Pendolino ( The Express Train ) due to his indefatigable ability to run up and down the flank continuously for 90 minutes. Cafu played over a hundred times in Serie A for Roma and was a major factor in their Scudetto accomplishment in 2001.

He was also a star in world soccer, playing at 4 world cups and three successive World Cup finals, 2 of which he won. He is the most capped Brazilian player of best-ever and has won every major club honour in the game.

Giacomo Losi ( 1954-69 ) - One of the Giallorossi's first real heroes, Losi earned his nickname Core de Roma ( Heart of Rome ) in 1961 when he played on against Sampdoria with the scores level at 2-2, notwithstanding being heavily injured. Heroically Losi scored with 10 minutes remaining and Roma won 3-2. A hard defender, who won 11 caps for Italy and played at the 1962 World Cup, Losi held the Roma appearance record for more than 38 years after he retired.

Aldair ( 1990-2003 ) - Brazil have never been blessed with too many great centre-backs over the years, however Aldair was one of them. In 13 fantastic seasons at the club he made 415 appearances, winning the Scudetto in 2001 under Fabio Capello. Tall, robust and stylish, Aldair won 93 caps for the Brazil national team, playing at Italia 90 ', USA 94 ' and France 98 ', picking up a winners gong in the States. After he left Roma at the age of 37, the club retired his No.6 shirt in his honour.

Agostino Di Bartolomei - One of the most important crimes in the history of Calcio was that Di Bartolomei never played for Italy. A skilful playmaker, who dictated the speed of the game, 'Ago ' was tall, elegant, and had amazing vision and technical ability. He would frequently hit pin down 60-yard passes to a team-mate's feet and would spot through-balls that most other players didn't know existed. His style of play was in many ways similar to Andrea Pirlo today. Di Bartolomei played 308 games for Roma, scoring 66 goals, and captaining them to the Scudetto in 1983. He tragically committed suicide in 1994 at the age of 39. Why not booking Ferienwohnungen Rom so you could explore the town by your way!

Falcao ( 1980-85 ) - Roma turned down the chance to sign Zico in 1980 and the entire world laughed. They were never laughing for long however as Falcao ( pictured above with Bruno Conti ) soon showed himself to be potentially the most complete midfielder in world soccer during the early 1980s. Falcao was like a general on the field, brilliant tactically and technically, he was nicknamed the 'Eighth King of Rome '. He won the Scudetto in 1983, while he also excelled for Brazil, playing in their mythical 1982 World Cup team. Indeed he scored in the classic 3-2 defeat to Italy in that competition in Spain.

Giuseppe Giannini ( 1982-96 ) - Before Francesco Totti the symbol of Roma was Giannini. Like Totti, this midfielder, turned down the big-money advances of the top teams to remain with his dear hometown club. A brilliant playmaker with wonderful technique, he made over four hundred appearances for Roma, scoring seventy five goals. Sadly the years when he was at his top coincided with a lean spell for the Giallorossi. He played 47 times for the Italian national team, and was a main player at Italia 90 ', scoring during the group game against the U.S.A.


Roberto Pruzzo ( 1978-88 ) - fully bountiful goal-scorer, who was Capocannoniere in the Italian league three times during the 1980s. In total he scored 106 goals in 240 league games, including twelve during the 1983 Scudetto-winning campaign. The moustached Pruzzo once hit 5 goals in a match, during a 5-1 league win over Avellino in 1985 / 86. He was also a protagonist in Europe, hitting a crucial double against Dundee Utd in the 1984 european Cup semi final. In the successive last against Liverpool, he scored Roma's equaliser, however he would go on to pick up a losers gong following a penalty shoot-out defeat.

Francesco Totti ( 1993- ) - symbological Roma hero who made his debut for the club as a 16-year-old back in 1993. Almost Fifteen years On, he Remains the focus of the side and a Roma team without Totti is just about unthinkablerome apartmentapartamento romaapartamentos romavisit romerome accomodation. Er Pupone is now the Giallorossi's record appearance-maker and all-time highest goal-scorer, and at the age of 31 he has a fair few years left in his legs. Club captain Totti was one of the key members of the 2001 Scudetto success and when he does eventually retire he is probably going to be recollected as Roma's greatest ever player.

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