UNITED LEAVE 'SAD' TOTTI STUNNED
Roma captain Francesco Totti is struggling to come to terms with
his team's humiliating defeat at Manchester United on Tuesday
night. The Eternal City giants were swept away by Sir Alex
Ferguson's team in a 7-1 defeat, knocking them out of the Champions
League at the quarter-final stage.
"It is the saddest night of my sporting career," admitted Totti. "I
had never lost to seven goals in a Champions League before. Each
shot they took, they found the target."
Having taken a 2-1 lead in the opening leg in Rome, few could have
expected that the Italians would be defeated in such a manner.
Totti blamed his team's poor start as the reason behind their
shocking defeat, with Roma conceding three goals between the 12th
and 19th minutes.
"We have conceded three goals in seven minutes," continued Totti.
"We tried to react but in those conditions it was really
difficult." The result was also a hammer blow for the 5,000
Giallorossi fans that travelled with the team to Manchester.
"I have to thank our travelling fans," said Totti. "They showed a
lot of heart by coming here to support us. "Unfortunately, we have
come across a better team." Totti had hoped to dominate the game,
but was overshadowed by Manchester's Cristiano Ronaldo, who stole
the limelight.
Ronaldo scored two goals and was a menace all night as he hunted
his hat-trick. "Before the game I said that Cristiano Ronaldo is a
great player," said Totti. "I hoped that we could have limit his
play like we did in the opening game, but he has found every
punch."
The Italy World Cup winner is hoping that in the near future he
will have a chance to avenge this loss. "I would love to have
another opportunity in the future to play another game like this
one," he said. "But with a different result. I would really want to
give something back to our fans."
