Totti, playing his final game for Roma after a 25-year career that garnered only one league title, was handed a final-day gift when he was called upon to replace Egyptian Mohamed Salah on 54 minutes.
But for the 40-year-old playmaker, and the thousands of fans who showed up to pay tribute to 'Il Re di Roma' (The King of Rome), it was a nervy final game of the Serie A season.
Genoa travelled to the capital intent on ruining Totti's farewell party and stunned the stadium into silence when Pietro Pellegri hit their opener after just three minutes.
