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Totti blames the crucial miss against AC Milan on a bad thigh

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The AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 captain insists that had it not been for the injury, the defeat against the Rossoneri could have been avoided.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Francesco-Totti-c13940 has revealed that he is being plagued by a thigh injury that barred him from netting a decisive scoring chance in the recent clash against AC Milan.
The captain got a big chance to add another to the already one-goal lead of his team, but failed to beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Abbiati-c9046 with the attempt that lacked much resolve.
The Rossoneri went on to pile up an equaliser and then a winner on the visitors to capture the three points from the game. Scoring the crucial chance would have helped the Giallorossi to take the eventual 2-1 defeat at the hands
of the Diavolo, towards a possible draw in the away game.
The veteran told that he considered a number of options in the split second of time before opting for the shot on goal. He explained the problem was the aching thigh that prevented him from using alternate options that required
him to get a lot of power behind the ball. The Giallorossi attacker admitted that the fear of an injury was always in the back of his head, and he refrained from doing something stupid that could render the player injured for the upcoming games.
While talking to Il Messaggero, the 35-year-old said:
"My first thought was to go for the chip. I also considered dribbling a few more yards or shooting with power. The problem is quite simple to explain though. I was feeling a pain in my thigh and simply couldn't hit it hard. That's
why I chose the simple solution. I was afraid that I would pull a muscle or something and face a lengthy spell on the sidelines."
Totti opted to leave the pitch 10 minutes after the missed chance, to make space for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bojan-Krkic-c7794, as the contact rendered him unable to continue playing in the game.
AS Roma will play Novara at home in their next Serie A clash of the season. The Giallorossi are seven points behind third-placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 in their quest for the last spot for the UEFA Champions League qualification.

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