Lionel Messi is only one match away from the championship trophy. Accompanying the talented player throughout his career is his famous wife Antonella Roccuzzo.
Messi first met his wife at the age of 9 through Antonella’s cousin, Lucas Scaglia.
Five years ago, Daily Mail told about the love lives of famous football stars in the world. David Beckham and Victoria are mentioned as the most famous duo. With Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo, they were voted as the happiest duo, because their time in love created a fairy tale story.
Messi and Antonella have been in love for more than 20 years. They “married” and had 3 sons together to build a home that was admired by colleagues and fans.
According to Messi himself, the relationship between him and Antonella began in 1996. At that time, Messi was 9 years old, one of the promising players of Oldell’s Old Boys football team. Antonella, 8 years old, was born into a wealthy family and lives on the same street as Messi in Argentina.
26 years ago, Messi went to teammate Lucas Scaglia’s house. Lucas is Antonella’s cousin and Messi had the opportunity to get close to her. “It was the weekend, Antonella came to play with Lucas. Messi was also there and he was fascinated by Antonella,” Goal quoted player Lucas’ father as saying.
Messi met Antonella while playing PlayStation with Lucas. Antonella was upstairs, asking Messi and Lucas if they needed any assistance. Messi’s face when he first met Antonella was described as blank and losing focus even though he was playing video games.
The kiss Messi gave Antonella on the day of “getting married”.
According to Scagilia’s father, Messi “couldn’t take his eyes off her for even a second”. Even though Messi was only 9 years old at that time, the male player fell in love with Antonella. He even confidently told all his friends about his determination to marry her: “One day, Antonella will be my girlfriend.”
Even when he left his hometown to pursue his dream of becoming a professional player, Messi still remembered Antonella’s image.
The couple were close friends until 2000. After that, Messi left Antonella when their relationship had not yet blossomed. Sports page said: “In the first few years, Messi kept in touch with Antonella by writing letters. Messi always thought about Antonella, even though he could find another girl where he lived.”
When Messi began to assert his position as a top star, Antonella began a new love affair in his hometown that lasted more than 3 years. After that, Antonella was shocked because her boyfriend passed away in a traffic accident. In 2007, Messi returned to his hometown and learned about Antonella’s heartbreaking incident. The Barca striker was next to Antonella to encourage her and this was the turning point that brought the two together.
Antonella said she and Messi started dating on July 20, 2007. At that time, Messi was a phenomenon in world football, considered by fans in Argentina to be the successor of Diego Maradona. They secretly loved each other for nearly 3 years, before going public at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The small family currently has three lovely children
“Messi’s girlfriend is a supermodel, singer or actress? No, her name is Antonella”, the Spanish press expressed surprise because Messi, with his position as a top player, has feelings for a girl. girl in her hometown of Argentina.
It wasn’t until 2009 that it became public to the media. As a famous soccer star, Messi is also very secretive about his personal life. He once publicly announced that he had a girlfriend, but did not reveal her identity to ensure privacy for both of them.
Since 2009, Antonella decided to move to Barcelona to be with Messi. In June 2012, Antonella made waves in the soccer world when she announced that she was pregnant with her first son with Messi. Three years later, both Messi and Antonella confirmed that they were excited to welcome Thiago’s younger brother, named Mateo. In 2017, Messi announced his wedding with Antonella, marking 20 years since the two first met.
Talking about Antonella, the Argentine beauty was born on February 26, 1988, one year younger than her husband. She studied Dentistry at the University of Argentina with the dream of becoming a dentist. After following the call of love and moving in with Messi in Barcelona, the beauty became a model and social media influencer.
Antonella and her three children also soon went to Qatar to cheer for Messi
In 2012, the couple welcomed the birth of their first child Thiago. Three years later, they welcomed their second son, Mateo, and a year later, their son, Ciro, was born. In 2017, after 10 years of love, the couple decided to hold a wedding. Their wedding took place at the Hotel City Center in Rosario. Messi’s married life is extremely fulfilling and admirable. On Antonella’s personal page, people see her regularly sharing photos of her traveling, wearing expensive brands and going to all over the world.
Besides admiring the love of both, many people also praise Messi’s wife for her simplicity, ingenuity and extreme humility, always standing behind to support Messi. Her fashion sense is also gentle and natural, not hot or showing off her skin like many girlfriends and wives of football players.
