Italy's national team defender said he believed that this Italian team has already made history, but added that the World Cup final match would most likely be his last in the national team.
"We are writing the pages of football history, now only the last blank page remains. I thanked Marcello Lippi and will always be grateful to him for believing in my abilities to recover after a shin injury," the player said. "I am 90 percent sure that I am leaving the national team after the championship. I hope to finish my career in the national team at the top."
In the Italian media, it was previously mentioned that the 29-year-old F. Totti would retire from the national team after the World Cup.
In January, F. Totti broke his shin and could not play for three months before the championship, so he participated in the tournament still not fully recovered.
However, the "Roma" club forward played the full 120 minutes in Tuesday's match against the German national team. The match ended in a 2-0 victory for the Italians and secured their spot in the final, where they will face the winner of the pairing between Portugal and France.