Roma forward Francesco Totti who turned 38 on
Saturday, has become the oldest
goalscorer in Champions League history with his strike against Manchester City
yesterday.
The Giallorossi veteran at 38 beat Manchester United legend
Ryan Giggs who had held the record since 2011 when he scored against Benfica at
the age of 37 years and 290 days.
Totti’s record-breaking goal came courtesy of a dinked
effort over Man City goalkeeper Joe Hart, which levelled the scores in the
first half at the Etihad Stadium after Sergio Aguero’s opener.
It was also Totti’s first ever goal in England, and his
second against English opposition during his career – his first coming against
Newcastle in 1999.
He had not scored in the Champions League since the 2010-11 season when
he scored the winning goal in Roma’s 3-2 group stage victory over Bayern
Munich.
It is Roma’s first time back in the top European competition
since that campaign, in which they crashed out at the last-16 stage to Shakhtar
Donetsk.
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