Roma captain Francesco Totti has taunted former teammate Antonio Cassano by saying he's 'scared' to face him.

According to football-italia.net, both players were initially good friends when Cassano was at Roma but their relationship turned sour and Cassano left the club.

Both of them will square-up at Marassi on Sunday when making the trip to challenge Sampdoria.

"Am I afraid of playing against Cassano? If anything, he's scared to face me, I'd expect," said Totti when asked about this showdown.

It will be the first time that Cassano has played against Totti since the row, as due to injuries, bans or poor form they never came face-to-face on the field.

The Giallorossi are flying high after the derby victory and back in the race for a European spot.

"I expected us to mount a comeback in Serie A, it had to happen," smiled the Roma captain.

"At this moment we are very calm and confident."