DO YOU KNOW THE MANAGER THAT FIRST DEVISED THE FALSE 9 TACTICS IN FOOTBALL?

 

Luciano Spalletti while at AS Roma

Italian gaffer, Luciano Spalletti who currently manages Zenit St. Petersburg in Russia, famously devised the false 9 formula from which a Francesco Totti-inspired AS Roma to entertain the world and that system ensured the Giallorossi experienced significant back to back Coppa Italia success in 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 seasons.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT NUMBER OF SCUDETTO FABIO CAPELLO WON FOR AS ROMA IN THE 2000/2001 ITALIAN SERIE A SEASON?

Under Fabio Capello in the 2000/2001 season, AS Roma won their third Italian Serie A title called the Scudetto on the last day of the season by beating Parma 3–1, edging out Juventus by two points.  

Francesco Totti was a large reason for the title victory and he would become one of the main heroes in the club's history, going on to break several club records. 

Other important players during this period included Gabriel Batistuta (who was the league Top Scorer with 20 goals), Aldair, Cafu, Vincenzo Montella, Antonio Casanno, Emerson, Walter Samuel, Vincent Candela, Hidetoshi Nakata, Damiano Tommasi and Marco Delvecchio.