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Totti celebrates derby double with ‘selfie’

Roma captain Francesco Totti celebrated scoring his first brace of goals this season by taking a 'selfie' with a mobile phone after he levelled for the Serie A title challengers in the city derby against Lazio on Sunday.

Published: 12 January 2015 08:28 CET
Totti celebrates derby double with 'selfie'
Roma captain Francesco Totti celebrated scoring his first brace of goals this season by taking a 'selfie'. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP

Lazio stunned Rudi Garcia's side when they took a 2-0 half-time lead following goals from Stefano Mauri and Felipe Anderson.

Totti reduced arrears with a fine angled strike three minutes after the restart and claimed his second just after the hour to set up a tense finale.

It was Totti's 239th goal in Serie A, taking the 38-year-old to within 35 of Silvio Piola's all-time record of 274.

Totti, who is in his 22nd season with the club, celebrated by taking a telephone from one of the Roma coaching staff and taking a 'selfie' picture of himself before returning to the pitch.

Totti's 11th goal in the city derby was also a record, and he told Sky Sport: "I had the idea during the week. After scoring my 11th goal it was an unforgettable moment."

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CATALONIA

Selfie-seekers ignore social distancing rules at Catalonia’s highest peak

Park authorities are considering limiting numbers to one of Catalonia's most breathtaking beauty spots after selfie-seeking crowds formed at the region's highest peak.

Published: 17 September 2020 11:23 CEST
Selfie-seekers ignore social distancing rules at Catalonia's highest peak
Queues at the peak of Catalonia's highest mountain. Photo: @pnaltpirineu

Crowds swarmed the Alt Pirineu Natural Park over the weekend, and massive lines of people waiting to take selfies at the summit of the Pica d’Estats – the highest mountain in Catalonia – sparked outrage online.

On Sunday, the Alt Pirineu Natural Park’s official Twitter account posted a video of a long line of people waiting to take photos at the Pica d’Estats, which at 3,143 metres over sea level is the highest mountain in Catalonia: 

 

The Tweet criticized the park’s overcrowding, saying it was damaging the natural landscape, and called for more regulation.

In the video, a line of people who were not wearing masks and were not respecting social distancing rules can be seen waiting for their chance to take a photo with the cross that marks the mountain’s summit. 

The account also posted pictures of camper vans parked lining the road in nearby Sant Joan de l'Erm and of visitors swimming in Alpine lakes, which is forbidden because sunscreen and insect repellent are toxic to the amphibians that live in them, according to park authorities: 

Friday was Diada, the National Day of Catalonia, and many Catalans took advantage of the three-day weekend to leave the cities and enjoy the region’s natural landscapes. 

But park authorities say that the crowds over the holiday have led them to work to establish a system to regulate access to the area going forward. 

By Sam Harrison in Barcelona
 
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