By now, football fans, and non-fans alike, have surely heard about the love saga of Lionel Messi and his childhood friend cum wife, Antonela Roccuzzo. It is truly an epic and beautiful love story that the internet has swooned over many times. Antonella Roccuzzo is a woman that everyone loves and respects and for good reason! She is a beautiful and “highly intelligent” woman and Messi couldn’t have gotten luckier! The world-famous footballer was born on 24th june, 1987 and raised in central Argentina. He holds the records for scoring the most goals in La liga and has scored over 750 senior career goals for his country and clubs. In the month of February of 2020, he was awarded the laureus World Sportsman award of the year. Antonela Roccuzzo was born on 26th February, 1988 in Messi ls hometown of Rosario. Roccuzzo initially trained to be a dentist at university before ultimately switching to social communications. Leo met her at the age of 5 through his childhood best friend and footballer, Lucas Scaglia, who was her cousin. Friendship blossomed into innocent love when the little boy, at the age of 9, wrote to the little girl that one day they would be engaged (please cite). The Barcelona striker has a reputation for being shy, but this was certainly not the case in his pursuit of Antonela! It was said that he regularly visited the Scaglias just for a chance to see her. However, one day, Messi left Rosario and travelled to
Barcelona with his family. The two started contacting each other less and less as there were no convenient tools for communication. But fate had other plans. Around 2007, Messi flew back to Rosario to comfort Roccuzzo after the unfortunate passing of a friend. Gradually, their relationship progressed, and the two fell in love. They entered a relationship in 2008, and the player confirmed it in an interview in 2009. The Argentine footballer celebrated Roccuzzols first pregnancy in a match by placing the ball under his shirt. Their first child, Thiago, was born in 2012. Gradually, he became the father of 2 children, Thiago and Mateo (born 201 5), and his boyish promise of being engaged to Roccuzzo came true when they tied the knot on 30th June, 2017 at a luxury hotel in their hometown of Rosario. Eventually, Roccuzzo gave birth to their third son, Ciro, in 2018. Now they have 3 lovely sons and live happily. Messi and Roccuzzo have been through a lot of odds and have come a long way! Their love for each other increases every single day. Their fans are definitely proud of them and wish them nothing but the utmost happiness and good health for the future. They were truly, as the saying goes, meant for each other!
By Swaroopa Mitra
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