Francesco Totti will make his 100th appearance in European competitions when Roma host Austria Vienna in the Europa League on Thursday.
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Luciano Spalletti praise for ton-up Francesco Totti
Roma boss Luciano Spalletti believes Francesco Totti can be "decisive" against Austria Vienna as he prepares for a 100th European appearance.
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Roma have four points from their opening two matches in Group E and head coach Luciano Spalletti is ready to hand the 40-year-old club icon a landmark outing after he completed 90 minutes in the 4-0 win over Astra.
"Totti has scored 99 goals with me as coach," Spalletti told a pre-match news conference.
"I really want him to make it to 100, no one would be as pleased as me. Tomorrow will also be his 100th game in European competitions.
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"Francesco Totti will play because we believe he can be decisive for us. He's playing."
Totti was an unused substitute as Roma claimed an impressive 3-1 win at Napoli on Saturday, with in-form striker Edin Dzeko netting a brace.
The triumph lifted Roma up to second place in Serie A but Spalletti insists his players must not rest on their laurels.
"You find out the character of a man when you discover what makes him satisfied," he said.
"If a good win makes you feel peaceful and satisfied, then you don't have the right character and everything will be more difficult.
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"We don't step back from the level we've reached; we start again from there. Anyone who makes a backward step is in trouble.
"It will be difficult to go higher but this is our path and we have to go down it."
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