“Roby is a great nine and a half.”

— Roberto Baggio

Michel Platini
Source: Roberto Baggio: 'Allenare l'Italia? Non si sa mai', GQ, Italian, 5 January 2011, 16 May 2012 http://www.calciomercato.com/altre-notizie/roberto-baggio-allenare-l-italia-non-si-sa-mai-826328,

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