Totti: Ronaldo is the GOAT, Melo is ranked behind him

6686 Sports News on November 12th Recently, Totti and Materazzi participated as guests on Betsson Sports' new program AperiTotti. The two had an unreserved conversation on the show and shared some exclusive behind-the-scenes stories about their respective careers.

Ronaldo was elected "the best in history"

When asked about the "greatest player in history", Totti gave his ranking: "Maradona is football itself. Then there is Ronny (Ronaldo), for me he is the first among them all. He plays like poetry, and the only regret is that he has not been a teammate with him. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo can only be ranked behind him."

Materazzi also agreed with this view. This teammate who once played alongside Ronaldo said frankly: "Every time Ronaldo gets the ball, I turn around and dribble and call Cordoba: 'You defend'."

Nesta is better than Maldini

On the other side. , Materazzi's praise for a former rival and national team teammate was surprising: "For players of our generation, Nesta is definitely the strongest defender. In my opinion, he is better than Maldini and Baresi. As an admirer of him, when I had to take his place in the national team in 2006, I waited until the last minute, hoping that he would return from injury."

Materazzi also reviewed his career. The biggest regret in his professional career: "I would trade the two or three championships I won later for the Serie A championship on May 5, 2002. We were still in the rebuilding period that year, and no one thought we could reach the point of competing for the championship."

Winning the World Cup in 2006

When talking about the winning moment in 2006, it is naturally indispensable. Totti revealed Lippi's key support during his record-breaking return to fitness: "He has been waiting for me to return to the team since the day I got injured."

And Materazzi recalled the goal in the final: "That morning, Cannavaro told me that Henry was afraid of me. When I took off, he didn't pay much attention to the ball, and I grabbed the landing spot in the extra game."