 Former RAI commentator Bruno Pizzul, who served as a pundit for the Italy national team's World Cup matches between 1986 and 2002, named Baggio as his favourite player, and as one of the best footballers he ever saw, among both Italian and non–Italian players.In 2020, Matteo Marani of "La Stampa" dubbed Baggio as "one of the purest expressions of talent that world football has produced," also adding "Roberto was the game of football in its pureness.The beauty of one of his technical gestures, the polished movements, the speed of thought.