"It’s not easy to turn out the light,” the 40-year-old legendary Roma skipper said, reading out a farewell letter following Roma's 3-2 victory over Genoa.
"With your support, I will succeed in turning the page and throwing myself into a new adventure.”
Totti confirmed just last Thursday that the Serie A match against Genoa would be his last for AS Roma, but he also suggested he is not ready to quit the game for good.
"Roma-Genoa, Sunday May 28, 2017, the last time that I will be able to wear the Roma jersey," Totti wrote on his Facebook page.
"I feel my love for soccer is not going: it's a passion, my passion. It's so deep that I cannot imagine not feeling it. Ever. As of Monday I will be ready to start over. I'm ready for a new challenge."
Tributes have continued to pour in for the Roma legend since he made his farewell on Sunday, as his family watched over.
Ex-premier and Democratic Party (PD) leader Matteo Renzi said Totti had "given emotions to an entire generation", while the international press honoured the retirement of one of the game's greats.
The 2006 World Cup winner scored 307 goals in 786 appearances for Roma, including 250 in Serie A, plus nine goals for the national team.
Only Silvio Piola, who scored 274 for Pro Vercelli, Lazio, Torino, Juventus and Novara between 1929 and 1954, has scored more goals in the Italian top flight.
A born-and-bred Roman, Totti has only ever played for the team he supported as a child, and has spurned attempts by bigger clubs to lure him away.
The talented athlete made his debut at the age of 16, in a league match at Brescia on March 28, 1993, and went on to help Roma win the 2000-2001 Serie A title and the Italian Cup in 2007 and 2008.
Totti is expected to take up an executive position at Roma after hanging up his boots for his beloved club.
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