Italian striker Francesco Totti celebrates his 100th game

Sports Nilgun Salim
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The famous Italian striker Francesco Totti played on Thursday night his 100th match during the European Cups and they were all for his beloved AS Roma.

The performance of the 40-year-old was overshadowed by the equal reported by the ‘giallorossi’ ‘on the Stadio Olimpico against the Austria Vienna. The match ended with a 3-3 score.

Although the Italian and his team served an impeccable game, the Austrian guests made an impressive comeback, scoring two consecutive goals in the 82nd and 84th minute.

AS Roma’s goals were scored by Stephan El Shaarawy (34) and Alessandro Florenz (69).

Another Italian who holds a world record for the outstanding number of participations in the European Cups is Paolo Maldini.

During his impressive career, the 48-year-old played 174 matches.

The Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas managed to play 170 games and he is very close to overthrow Totti’s record.

Players with the most UEFA club appearances:

174: Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)

173: Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)

170: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Porto)

163: Clarence Seedorf (Ajax, Real Madrid, Inter, AC Milan)

161: Raúl González (Real Madrid, Schalke)

160: Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan)

159: Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)

150: Pepe Reina (Barcelona, Villarreal, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Napoli)

150: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)

144: Roberto Carlos (Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Fenerbahce)

143: Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan, Chelsea)

143: Aleksandr Şovkovski (Dinamo Kiev)

143: Edwin van der Sar (Ajax, Juventus, Fulham, Manchester United)

142: Gianluigi Buffon (Parma, Juventus)

142: Oliver Kahn (Karlsruhe, Bayern Munich)

142: Luís Figo (Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan)

141: Darijo Srna (Hajduk Split Shakhtar Donetsk)

140: Thierry Henry (Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona)

139: Andrea Pirlo (Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus)

137: Paul Scholes (Manchester United)

137: Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (Shakhtar Donetsk, Zenit, Bayern Munich, Kairat Almaty)

137: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid)