Totti played as an attacking midfielder alongside Andrea Pirlo in a creative-midfield pairing .
Throughout the tournament , he usually played as an attacking midfielder , behind strikers Luca Toni , Alberto Gilardino , Vincenzo Iaquinta or Filippo Inzaghi , alongside Andrea Pirlo in a creative-midfield pairing ; these players were supported defensively by Gennaro Gattuso , Simone Perrotta and Daniele De Rossi in midfield .
Francesco Totti