Ilaria d’Amico and Gigi Buffon get married: the story of the marriage proposal

A lit fireplace. Romantic music in the background. The soft lights set the mood. It is a man we imagine kneeling with a box in his hand from which a suspicious sparkle emerges, in the most classic of love clichés. Who wouldn’t dream of a marriage proposal like this? To have it, sometimes, you have to wait ten years of relationship, a son (who joins the other three of a modern extended family) and countless less romantic proposals, arrived as a trivial topic of conversation during any dinner or even via whatsapp, accomplice a bit of nostalgia from a distance. At least, so it went to Ilaria d’Amicowhich he tells today in an interview with Corriere della Sera That she will soon marry Gianluigi Buffon, the greatest goalkeeper ever.

Not quite soon, actually. After the romantic declaration in their home in Parma, which took place last January, the initial projects were those of get married by the summer of 2024. A perfect time to do it, if you look closely. She, splendidly just turned fifty (we just mentioned him on the occasion of his birthday, republishing an interview made a few months after the birth of Leopoldo Mattia, the son he had together with Buffon) is a veteran of the early closing of his program on Rai2 “What’s new”. Not a happy episode, of course. Indeed, a story that D’Amico defines as “shocking”, given the little “modestness and respect” shown towards him as a professional. However, on the bright side, this unexpected farewell would have left some free time to prepare properly for the long-awaited wedding.

And he too, the unforgettable national Gigi of the 2006 world champion, finally seemed to be free from commitments, after closing his career as a goalkeeper at the venerable age of 45. But the Azzurri and the orange blossoms don’t seem to get along, and Buffon is immediately back on track. called by Luciano Spalletti as head of delegation of the Italian national team. So, for now, the wedding has been postponed: «we would risk, with the Europeans, getting married in a Bavarian brewery…», jokes the bride-to-be.

And there is no need to spoil a long-awaited moment. Not only in the last ten years, evidently: «I didn’t think I’d be able to be as happy and complete in my private life as I am today. Gigi represents this for me: completeness and serenity», explained Ilaria D’Amico telling, once again, how improbable this love was in its origins, with the fear of falling into commonplace of the beautiful sports journalist who falls in love with the successful footballer. Instead, things went differently: there were many obstacles to overcome – especially with her then wife, Alena Seredova, also fresh from a new wedding but without ever being able to forgive Buffon’s betrayal with Ilaria d’Amico, which complicated the creation of a truly serene extended family, as confirmed by both women. Yet, that love that seemed so problematic was by no means a flash in the pan. Indeed, judging by the time it took for Gigi to find the ring, light the fireplace and get on his knees in front of his partner, more than a flambé passion it was slow cooking. But now the time seems to have come to serve the main course, and we are all already waiting to know the details of what the VIP wedding of 2024 could be.