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Former Giallorossi man Luca Toni has announced his retirement from professional football, admitting that - although entirely satisfied with his long career - he wished he'd won a trophy during his spell with the Giallorossi.
"I've had a fantastic career and I don't have any particular regrets, though I would have liked to have won the title at Roma," revealed Toni in a press conference, during which he publicly called time on his career as a professional footballer.
The striker, currently plying his trade at Hellas Verona, has made nearly 600 appearances during a career largely spent in Italy's top two divisions, plus a productive spell with German side Bayern Munich.
Toni also played for Roma for six months in the 2009/10 campaign. That season, the Giallorossi - under Claudio Ranieri (who replaced Luciano Spalletti two games into the campaign) - staged a surge up the table towards the end of the year, taking the title race into the final day. Ultimately, however, Roma would finish as runners-up, two points behind Jose Mourinho's Inter.
Toni played a big part in that exciting run after Christmas, scoring five times in 15 games as Roma closed the gap on the league leaders. His most important strike came in the 2-1 win over the Nerazzurri at the Olimpico in March 2010.
Toni has won several honours during his career - most notably the 2006 World Cup with Italy - and has collected a host of personal accolades. He claimed the European Golden Shoe in 2006 and finished as top scorer in Serie A in both 2006 and 2015.
During his farewell press conference, he also stressed how strange it will feel once a couple of other long-serving Italian football icons also hang up their boots.
"I don't know when Francesco Totti and Antonio Di Natale will retire because only they know - as everyone's career is different and they'll have their own ideas," he said. "But when they do, Serie A will lose almost 1,000 goals, if you include mine, and I think that'll be a big loss for Italian football."
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