AS Roma's five best players this season

AS Roma have made an amazing start to the 2013/14 Serie A. Strengthened by the arrival of quite a few quality players during the summer as well as the appointment of Rudi Garcia, Roma have won all of their first 9 games in the League and currently sit atop the Serie A standings with 27 points. What’s even more amazing is that they have only conceded one goal so far this season while scoring twenty-three.

Their good results have come about as a result of the team working well. However, there have been some stand-out performers. Let’s take a look at Roma’s best players so far this season:

Francesco Totti

1) Francesco Totti – Roma’s veteran captain may no longer have age on his side, but he is a perfect example of the fact that class is indeed permanent. Under Garcia, Totti has more often than not been deployed as a false 9 and it is one he is flourishing in given his all-round ability both on the ball and off it. He has managed to contribute both in terms of goals and assists, scoring three goals and creating four of them. Italy manager Cesare Prandelli has already said he might select Totti for the 2014 World Cup; if he can carry on playing like this, he would thoroughly deserve it.