Having met since their childhood years, they were separated for a long time, but in the end Messi was still able to be with the girl he had been in love with since he was 9 years old.

In Semi-Final 1 this morning (December 14), Lionel Messi scored again, helping Argentina win a ticket to the 2022 World Cup final.

The player who won 7 Ballon d’Or has been in high form in this year’s tournament and is creating records one after another. In the stands, perhaps, Antonella Roccuzzo’s wife and his three sons were also extremely proud of their father’s achievement.

The love story started at the age of 9

Antonella and Messi are a beautiful couple in world football. Together they wrote a wonderful fairy tale for their love.

Their love story began in 1996, when Messi was only 9 years old and was a promising young player at Oldell’s Old Boys.

At that time, Antonella was only 8 years old, a young lady from a rich family and his neighbor living on the same street. It was through Antonella’s cousin that the couple met.

One weekend, Antonella went to her cousin Lucas Scaglia’s house to play. This brother is also Messi’s teammate. By chance, that day the little guy also came to your house. At first sight, Messi was attracted to the beautiful girl even though he was still playing video games with Lucas.

Messi and Antonella as children.

In the following days, every time he met Antonella, Messi was speechless because he was embarrassed. The two also gradually became close friends. Even Messi often comes to Lucas’s house just for the purpose of meeting the beautiful little girl.

This passion was so fierce that Messi later told all his friends about his determination to marry her.

“One day, Antonella will be my girlfriend”, he confidently shared.

The two remained close friends until 2000, when Messi left his hometown to join Barcelona’s youth academy.

At that time, he was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. His family had difficulty getting him height growth injections, so when Barcelona offered, the family decided to let Messi go to Europe.

They started their love in 2007.

Since then, Messi and Antonella have drifted apart. However, always in the mind of the player born in 1987 is the image of a beautiful young lady. However, that year their means of communication were still limited, they gradually could not contact regularly, so their feelings gradually faded more or less. Antonella also “has a crush” in front of another guy for 3 years straight.

And in Messi’s heart, he still remembers his declaration that he would become the boyfriend of beautiful Antonella.

The marriage was perfect

In 2005, the turning point in the relationship came when Antonella’s boyfriend died in a traffic accident. She was devastated and very sad. At this time, Messi was already an excellent young player for Barca. When he returned to his hometown, he heard about that heartbreaking story, so he stood by his old friend’s side to encourage him. He helps her get through difficult times, and this also helps the two get closer to each other.

At that time, the young girl was studying Dentistry at Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Later, she also pursued a major in communications technology.

Antonella revealed that she and Messi started dating in July 2007. However, they loved in secret and did not make it public until 2009 when Antonella went to Spain to live with her boyfriend.

At that time, he participated in a program on Catalunya’s TV3 channel and for the first time publicly announced that he had a girlfriend.

“Do you have a girlfriend?”, MC asked. Messi answered without hesitation: “Yes, I have a girlfriend. She is in Argentina. This is a great relationship”.

Antonella is an extremely simple woman. After being by Messi’s side, she decided to step back to help and take care of his behind-the-scenes matters. Later, she took more care of her appearance, but her secretiveness and simplicity were still there. Antonella has a husband who is the best player in the world for many years but is extremely humble.

Her fashion sense is also gentle and natural, not hot or showing off her skin like many other WAGs.

Once she began to settle down, Antonella worked as a model and modeled for fashion brands. She cooperated with friends to open a shoe store in Barcelona.

The couple married in 2017.

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.

This wedding had the presence of many famous stars, Messi’s teammates in Barcelona

It can be said that Messi’s married life is extremely fulfilling. On Antonella’s personal page, people see her regularly sharing photos of her traveling, wearing expensive brands and going to all over the world. That’s the perk of being married to one of the richest athletes in the world.

Messi’s wife and children accompanied him at the World Cup.

At the 2022 World Cup, she and her children were present to cheer for her husband right from the first matches. The image of the mother and daughter appearing on the stands received a lot of love from fans.