Francesco Totti, eternal legend of Roma and Italian football, left open the possibility of returning to the playing fields and generated a stir among fans. The former captain of the capital team, who hung up his boots in 2017 after a career of more than two decades at the club of his loves, confessed in a recent event that he considered the idea of playing again, although he would never do so wearing the Lazio shirt.
“There were teams that called me and made me think… It would be difficult, but never say never”commented Totti during the presentation of an online betting platform, making it clear that although the return is unlikely, it is not completely impossible. In a joking tone, The Captain added: “In two or three months I would be ready to play for half an hour, twenty minutes…”.
Beyond his statements, Totti assured that at the moment he has no serious intentions of returning and took the opportunity to joke about the quality of current football: “I made a joke saying that I could play again, but don’t write that I’m planning to return, eh? ”, he warned between laughs.
Totti, who turned 46 last year, also referred to his retirement from football in 2017, a moment that still generates some nostalgia and controversy among Loba fans. “Leaving Roma was not my choice, everyone knows it. Everything has a beginning and an end, but stopping playing was not my decision,” he explained, referring to his complicated relationship with the club’s new board, headed by the Friedkin family.
However, he did not stop fantasizing about the possibility of returning: “There is no ’10’ in Italy… Maybe I could return”insisted the Roman idol, who became an icon in the history of the club he loves for never having played with another shirt in his career.
The trajectory of the number 10 midfielder is brilliant. Totti made his professional debut on March 28, 1993 in a match between Roma and Brescia for Italian Calcio, which launched a career that would establish him as one of the best Italian players of all time. During his more than 24 years at the capital club, The Captain He accumulated important titles, including Serie A, the Italian Super Cup and the Italian Cup. On an individual level, Totti was awarded on multiple occasions, with awards such as the Guerin d’Oro and the Oscar del Calcio for Young Footballer of the Year of Serie A in 1999.
His ability as a midfielder and forward also led him to stand out for the Azzurra, with whom he played 87 international matches and scored nine goals. One of the most memorable moments of his career was his participation in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where Italy was crowned champion after beating Zinedine Zidane’s France in the final thanks to shots from the penalty spot.
Off the playing field, Totti went through a difficult time at the end of last year when his ex-partner, the model ILarry Blasireleased a documentary in which he gave details of his scandalous divorce after 20 years of relationship and three children together. The 42-year-old woman revealed some details about the former soccer player’s infidelities and gave her perspective on her new partner, the economist. Noemi Bocchi.
“Told me: ‘I don’t know who she is, maybe I was introduced to her at the paddle tennis club. Look at the photo, it’s five rows behind, it’s not close to me.’ Francesco Totti swore in front of me and our children that the story of Noemí Bocchi was invented. “We had sexual relations regularly, even more than a couple who has been together for 20 years,” he explained.
