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Roma captain Totti denies Rudi Garcia rift

AS Roma captain Francesco Totti insists he has no problem with coach Rudi Garcia.

Totti was unhappy being hooked during victory over Torino last weekend.

"As captain, I say we're a good squad, driven by a Coach with whom we've established a very good relationship since he arrived at Roma," Totti told Corriere dello Sport.

"I say this because of the reaction that has surrounded my substitution on Sunday evening. I made things clear to the Coach at the end of the game.

"In the days since, we've worked in perfect harmony during training as we always do. We joked around, and nothing has affected our wonderful relationship.

"I'm not always happy to leave the pitch before the final whistle, the Coach said the same thing.

"At that moment I wanted to top-off my performance with a goal, but that's secondary to the collective interests of the team.

"We are a group, and it's only together that we can achieve the goals we set themselves."

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