Yeah, they're close. Totti has always congratulated Del Piero on several occasions through his personal site or media and vice versa. There's mutual respect between the two.
Since I lived in rome for a while I respect the whole roma team as a whole. Especially Totti, he may be a asshole but at the same way we view del piero is the way the romans view totti. Cept for totti likes to abuse his power sometimes
The pronunciation of certain players' names would change depending upon whether they were performing attacking or defensive duties, such as Roy Aitken being referred to as "Akin" if he made a tackle or clearance. Similarly, Alessandro Del Piero, who was called "Del Piero Togon" on the game, was referred to as "Del Piero Tognon" , followed by a small hiccuping noise when he performed a tackle. Such commentary errors did not take away from the game's appeal, and in fact have given it a cult status amongst many players which means the game is still widely played today.