Francesco Totti has revealed that Ronaldinho's performance on Sunday left him enthralled.
The AS Roma captain admitted that the skills displayed by the Brazilian superstar on his debut for AC Milan should be encouraged to make football more entertaining.
He said: "It was pleasing to watch the tricks of Ronaldinho, confirming that world-class champions can make the difference and entertain.
"There needs to be more space given to the imagination and invention of fantastic players, so that they can entertain the public.
"Football may be a team game but it is also entertainment and youngsters should find delight in trying to imitate the skill shown by the world-class stars."
However, the 31-year-old was not surprised by Bologna's win over the Rossoneri at the San Siro nor with his own side's inability to defeat Napoli, maintaining that the rest of Serie A had made an impressive effort to level the playing field with the top five clubs.
He said: "The championship got underway on Sunday when we were unfortunate to meet the team that started before everybody and so were ahead in their preparation. However, our little slip-up coincided with the same by the other big clubs, so we got off to an equal start.
"Milan's defeat might surprise many, but we need to get used to these unexpected results because the smaller clubs have put themselves in the condition to create problems for the bigger ones."