"James McHie of "Calciomercato.com" instead named him as Italy's greatest player, calling him "the greatest player [...] to pull on the Azzurri shirt," a view shared by Stefano Discreti of "Mediaset", who called Baggio "the best Italian footballer of all time" in 2019.Giuseppe Bergomi described Baggio as "extraordinary," in 2017, and as a "pure talent," who was "devastating when he played because he was capable of deciding games on his own."