Francesco Totti: 'I could not miss last-gasp penalty'

Roma captain Francesco Totti has admitted that he feared missing his team's last-gasp penalty in their spectacular 3-2 win over Sampdoria on Sunday afternoon.

The 39-year-old came off the bench to score the winner in the 93rd minute of the Serie A clash, which had to be delayed for more than one hour at the end of the first period due to heavy rainfall.

Totti, who has spent his entire professional career with Roma, concedes that he was "afraid of missing", but could not pass up the opportunity to hit the winner 'in front of his own people'.

"It was the first time I've been afraid of missing," Totti told Sky Italia. "But I couldn't miss in front of the Curva, in front of my people. Crowning the match with a goal and an assist was the perfect ending.

"I feel relaxed. My mindset is just right, I'm happy, taking it day by day. Why stop when I feel like that? If my body holds up, my mind can help me do anything. We couldn't get into the game at the start, but a match lasts for 90 minutes. The team wants to achieve big things."

Totti has now scored 305 times in 759 appearances for Roma, and Sunday's winner means that the Italian has now netted in every Serie A campaign since the 1994-95 season.