On this day in 1998, Francesco Totti made his debut for the Italian national team in a 2-0 win over Switzerland in a Euro 2000 qualifier.
Born in Rome, Totti spent the entirety of his career at AS Roma, amassing over 750 appearances for the Giallorossi and scoring over 300 goals. The former Roma captain first donned Italy’s iconic Azzurri shirt back in 1992 for the Italy U-15s. The following year, Totti helped the U-16 side reach the final of the UEFA European U-16 Championship in Turkey where Italy lost to Poland in the final.