According to Tuttosport, should P. Dybala wear AS Roma's No. 10 shirt? This idea had real potential when he joined AS Roma in the summer of 2022, but ultimately P. Dybala chose No. 21, and Totti never pressured him. On the contrary, the AS Roma legend has always remained open to the Argentine striker eventually taking the No. 10 shirt and becoming his successor—a point he reiterated in his latest autobiography, "Oltre."

"I didn't want the responsibility to fall on me"

"P. Dybala never wore that number at AS Roma. Since they retired my shirt when I stopped playing, no one else has ever worn it either. That wasn't my choice—it was the choice of true fans who have been protecting this treasure. When Paulo came to AS Roma, the club sent me an indirect message. They wanted to give him the No. 10 and hoped I would hand it over to him at an official presentation," Totti revealed. He then responded bluntly: "Have you gone mad? If you're going to do it, give him the shirt yourselves. It's not that I'm against the player. On the contrary, I really like him and I like his personality. He's a good person. If you really intend to do this, do it directly. Don't drag me into it."

Totti joined AS Roma's management immediately after retiring in 2017 but left two years later due to conflicts with the club. The former AS Roma captain didn't want to be a source of pressure on P. Dybala's decision: "I didn't want to be responsible for a decision that wasn't mine, for a decision that had nothing to do with me. AS Roma's No. 10 is hugely important, and comparison with me is inevitable. For me, as long as he performs well, P. Dybala can make the difference in games."

"I will never permanently retire the No. 10 shirt, but..."

"I want to be clear: I will never permanently retire AS Roma's No. 10 shirt because that would rob every child of a beautiful dream. Every day I hope another Totti will emerge—someone born at AS Roma, who grew up at AS Roma, and who chose AS Roma as home for life," the article states. "But handing this shirt to someone from the other side of the world who only stays temporarily is a completely different situation. This number is too important and too symbolic. It should go to someone with the potential to play for AS Roma for at least fifteen to twenty years."

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