Verona striker Luca Toni believes
winning Serie A's golden boot would be an "extraordinary" feat at his age.
Toni, who turns 37 in May, netted two first-half goals on Sunday as Verona cruised to a 4-0 home win over rock-bottom Catania.
The forward moved to Verona on a
free transfer from Fiorentina in July
and has been a hit at his new club,
with his latest double taking him to 20 goals in 31 Serie A appearances.
After moving level with Torino's Ciro
Immobile, Toni thinks he could
become the league's top scorer and is motivated by the club's push for European football.
Italy's continental spots are usually
limited to five but sixth – a place
Verona are challenging for - should
also provide a berth in the UEFA
Europa League with Coppa Italia
finalists Napoli and Fiorentina set to finish in the top five.
Toni told Sky Sport Italia: "I didn't
believe I could win the
Capocannoniere (golden boot) award this season, but now I am on 20 goals with Immobile and it would be something extraordinary at my age.
"I haven't scored a hat-trick yet this
season and wanted to do that so I
could give the match ball to my
daughter.
"I am a striker, I really care about
goals, but it's over now and I'm
focused on the next game.
"Verona have nothing to lose in the
race for Europe and (we have) three
tough matches coming up.
"We'll be fired up and know we can
make history. We'll see where we are in three weeks."
Toni also said he had acknowledged he would not feature at this year's FIFA World Cup.
The forward, who played a part in
Italy's 2006 World Cup win, was not
involved in Cesare Prandelli's 42-man training camp in Coverciano earlierthis month.
"I don't need to send Cesare Prandelli any messages," he added.
"He named his larger squad without me or Francesco Totti, so everyone has to just accept it and stop going on about this."
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