After a dire first season at Roma, the Bosnian has proven himself one of the best strikers in the world, as underlined by his Ballon d'Or nomination
The morning after Edin Dzeko had become Roma's newest centurion, he was hailed by both Tuttosport and the Corriere dello Sport as the new king of the Eternal City.
It caps a remarkable rise for a striker once cruelly referred to as 'Edin Cieco' ('Blind Edin') by bemused supporters during a debut season at the Stadio Olimpico blighted by horrendous misses.
“I am personally proud to reach 100 appearances in a Roma jersey and, after my first year, nobody thought that was possible," he acknowledged after Roma's thrilling 3-3 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on October 18.