Totti: ‘Spalletti kicked me out’
In his biography, called 'Un capitano' Totti reveals the details of his bust-up with Luciano Spalletti who sent the Roma captain away after an unauthorized interview with TG1 in February 2016.
Here’s the word-to-word translation:
Spalletti: “Enough is enough, it’s useless to continue, you don’t understand. You made a mistake and now you go home.”
It was the most humiliating punishment for me. I had been sent away from Trigoria. Me. Sent away from my home. I was shaking.
Totti: “All right. I accept the punishment. Let’s see who will pay the consequences.”
Spalletti: “Are you threatening me?”
Totti: “You know I have the support of people. I’ve only had kind words for you, but you want to kick me out. Take your responsibilities.”
Spalletti: “You are like the others. Forget about the times you were unreplaceable.”
Totti: “Coward, now you don’t need me anymore. You came here with a mission, complete it!”
In the end, we left no words unspoken and I left Trigoria exhausted.