Overview

• Francesco Totti and Noemi Bocchi marked an anniversary in mid-September with a high-end dinner in Rome and shared images of balloons and a heart-shaped cake.
• Totti has previously said the relationship began after New Year and solidified in March 2022.
• Gossip columnist Giuseppe Candela, writing in Chi and cited by Italian outlets, pointed out that a September celebration could imply a September 2021 start that conflicts with Totti’s account.
• If the relationship began before October 11, 2021—when Ilary Blasi met Cristiano Iovino—it could weaken Totti’s claim that he was not the first to betray, and a judge has yet to assign responsibility in the divorce.
• La Gazzetta dello Sport advanced a plausible alternative that the couple may be commemorating the September 11, 2022 public acknowledgment of their relationship, leaving the exact start date unconfirmed.