Messi And Antonella – A Love Story That Endured, Survived And Still Striving

Definitely one of the most popular sportsmen of his generation, Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Rocuzza are one of the finest couples, in the sporting industry. Ever since the pair tied the knot they haven’t had any negative remarks about their marital life, and both of them seem to be enjoying each other, as they happily co-parent their children. 

Who Is Lionel Messi?

Messi, as the 7-time balloon d’or winner is popularly called by his fans, is an Argentine footballer, who plays football in Europe. The football icon is considered to be the greatest of all time, by quite a number of fans and colleagues, and is one of the most decorated sportsmen of his generation.

Who Is Antonella Roccuzzo?

Antonella, the rosarian, Argentina indigene, is a model with a role to either promote, display or advertise commercial products. The 34 year old mother of 3, is also a dietician.

How Did Messi And Antonella Meet?

The Barcelona legend, Messi and his wife Antonella met when they were only 9 and 8 years old respectively. Messi, whose friend and teammate in the Newell’s boys club, Lucas Sciglia, who was also the cousin of Antonella, usually invited her whenever he and Messi were spending time together. Leo may have only been 9 years of age then, but was already in love with Antonella. Those who knew him back then would recall that the 4 times Champions League winner would usually write letters as a kid, stating that one day Antonella would be his girlfriend – a wish that became a reality.

The pair remained good friends until Messi moved to Barcelona, Spain in October 2000 with his family. Their friendship became kind of diluted due to the long-distance, and Antonella was in a relationship with another, one which lasted for 3 years from 2004, to 2007. Messi did not however return to Argentina, until 2007 when a close friend of Antonella died in a tragic accident that led to the pair meeting once again. After being aware of the incident, Messi quickly travelled to Argentina to be on her side, and it is believed that this.was when their relationship progressed, although they chose to keep it private.

How Did Messi And Antonella Publicise Their Relationship?

Although Antonella’s friends recall that she informed them about their relationship in November 2007. It wasn’t publicized until 2009 when Messi had just turned 21 years old, he was asked in an interview with ‘Hat Trick Barca’ whether he had a girlfriend, The Argentine meastro, replied by saying “Yes, I have a girlfriend, and she is in Argentina”. However, it wasn’t until 2010, after the FIFA world cup competition in South Africa, that Antonella went to visit Messi in Barcelona and moved in with him.

Their Marriage, And The Birth Of Their Children.

Before getting married in 2017, Messi and Antonella were already successfully co-parenting 2 lovely boys, before introducing their 3rd child, Ciro Messi Roccuzzo to the family on March 10, 2018. It was confirmed on June 2, 2012, in a goal celebration, against Ecuador that Antonella was pregnant with their first child, Thiago Messi Roccuzzo. She gave birth to the child, later that year on the 2nd of November. A few years later, during the 2014/15 season, the footballing goal machine confirmed on social media that they were expecting their second child, Thiago Messi Roccuzzo, who was later born on the 11th of September, 2015.

The pair dated each other, and co-habited for 7 years before tying the knot on the 30th of June, 2017. They got married in their hometown, Rosario, and didn’t.invite a lot of people, as only 260 guests were in attendance, including Messi’s Barcelona teammates, Neymar, Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique. A few of his Argentine teammates were also in attendance, like Sergio Aguero.

Moral lesson: It’s obvious that the lives of Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo were destined to be one great love story. Two factors were key in keeping them up until now, Patience and determination.