Italy coach Cesare Prandelli admits he's monitoring the form of AS Roma veteran Francesco Totti. Totti hasn't played for his country since the 2006 World Cup Final, but the 37-year-old is still pulling the strings for surprise Serie A leaders Roma.
"Players with great talent like Francesco, like Parma's Antonio Cassano, are always under observation," said Prandelli.
"We'll evaluate Totti a month before the World Cup. But a Totti like this is a player to talk about, to reflect upon, it is a fantastic Totti.
"If the World Cup was today then I would absolutely call him up, there is no doubt about that."
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