Antonio Cassano has paid tribute to former Roma teammate Francesco Totti at Thursday's book presentation.

Cassano attended the function and praised Totti.

“I turned down the chance to play for Juventus so I could go and play with Francesco Totti, the best Italian player of all time.

“He made history. He could've won a couple of Ballon d'Or trophies elsewhere, but he remained faithful to his people and his team.

“Plus his family practically adopted me when I came to Rome. Fiorella treated my like a third son and she must've made a pact with the devil, as she's still young. His father is filling out a little, though…"