The Love Story Of Lionel Messi-Antonela Roccuzzo And The Tragedy That Unite Them

Lionel Messi and Antonela Roccuzzo (Instagram @antonelaroccuzzo)

JAKARTA - Lionel Messi has officially become a Paris Saint-Germain player. He has ended his 21 years with Barcelona.

The 34-year-old built his reputation as one of the greatest footballers of all time at the Nou Camp. Consistently, La Pulga is scoring goals, providing assists or showing off his skills.

But another consistent part of his life in Spain is his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, the childhood love of the Argentinian man who now has three children.

The 33-year-old woman who now works as a model shared her photo with Messi on their trip to Paris on Instagram. The Argentinian sits by her husband's side, where he has lived a love story that spans years and has gone through tough times.

Messi and Roccuzzo met in their hometown of Rosario, Argentina, through a friend named Lucas Scaglia, who played with Messi in the Newell's Old Boys youth team as a midfielder. When the PSG star was invited to a friend's house in the summer, he met Scaglia's cousin - Roccuzzo.

Soon after, they became close at the age of nine, reports MARCA. However, when Messi was 11 years old, Barcelona came calling and he was sent to Spain. Messi feels his relationship with Roccuzzo has ended.

At the Nou Camp, La Pulga became an icon by scoring 672 goals and winning 27 major trophies in Spain. But in the midst of his brilliant career news of the tragedy in the Roccuzzo family reached him.

While Roccuzzo was studying dentistry at home in Rosario, he lost his best friend in a car accident. Instantly Messi flew to Argentina to comfort his childhood love.

As it turned out, the episode rekindled their affection for one another. And Roccuzzo decided to go with Messi when he returned to Spain. The couple went public with their relationship in 2009 - and became parents three years later when Thiago was born.

Between Mateo's birth in 2015 and Ciro three years later, they decided to get married. The ceremony took place where they met, Rosario's hometown, married in the city center in front of 260 guests.

Now, with all the stories he goes through with Messi, Roccuzzo will always support his husband when appearing at the Parc des Princes. Yes of course.