Love is getting stronger. It is noticeable in the looks, in the hugs and also in the gestures. Fresh from Los Angeles, where Inter Miami tied 1-1 with the Galaxy with his goal in stoppage time for a new MLS matchday, Lionel Messi returned home to spend the day with Antonela Roccuzzo, who this Monday He turned 36 years old.
And he didn’t settle for a kiss. The captain of the Scaloneta prepared a special set for the love of her life. Delicate balloons, even more flowers, dedication in English “Happy Birthday, Anto” and the presence of two princesses from the Disney universe to entertain her. In the image you can see Pocahontas and Cinderella.
This is what it looked like on his Instagram account. The photo, in which she wears fashionable black glasses and smiles next to the mother of her three children, is accompanied by an even more tender message. “Happy birthday, Princess! I love you @antonelaroccuzzo,” Messi wrote.
Antonela and Leo have a dream love story, where companionship is the key piece of the relationship. They both knew each other from a very young age, only 9 and 8 years old; The couple’s matchmaker was Lucas Scaglia, Messi’s childhood friend and Antonela’s cousin. One afternoon at Lucas’s house was enough for them to lock eyes for the first time and never forget each other again.
Logically, the relationship did not start instantly at that moment. The love of children later dismantled and each one grew on their own. Leo’s big leap to Spain was another of the reasons why they broke off the relationship, since the lack of communication at that time made it impossible to maintain a constant thread. Therefore, the adolescent lives of Rosario residents were separated by a long way, into different continents and realities.
The connection never ceased to exist and the kilometers of distance were not a sufficient barrier to cut the thread permanently. Thanks to the recurring trips that Leo made with her family to her hometown, Rosario, he managed to meet her again a little older and with another maturity.
At that time, Antonela suffered a hard time due to the loss of one of her friends and Leo did not hesitate to be by her side. That unconditional company ended up bringing them together to add a new beginning to their timeline.
At the age of 21, Leo said for the first time that he had a girlfriend, who was in Argentina: “I’m fine and calm,” he explained, but without revealing Antonela’s identity. And he kept it that way, in privacy, until 2010 when he formalized their courtship, during the World Cup in South Africa.
14 years passed and the couple had no choice but to keep a low profile. Winning the Copa América was a turning point. From that moment on, Messi was encouraged to share some of his intimacy with his and Antonela’s millions of followers. From vacations to his children’s birthdays. Leo no longer holds anything back. This Monday’s “Happy birthday to him, Princess” made it more than clear.
