Recently, Lionel Messi held a press conference at Camp Nou to say goodbye to Barcelona and the club’s fans.
As soon as he entered the auditorium, the Argentine superstar could not control his emotions and burst into tears. Everyone there, from the seniors like Xavi, Puyol… or the fellows Pique, De Jong,… stood up to applaud and encourage Messi for 3 consecutive minutes.
In the midst of that emotional scene, the camera accidentally captured a “valuable” moment from Messi’s family. While M10 was wiping the tears from his eyes, his youngest son Ciro sat below, shaking his thighs, looking sideways and then smiling triumphantly.
The youngest son Ciro smiled when he saw his father crying at the press conference
The contrasting reactions between Messi’s father and son quickly attracted the attention of the online community. Everyone burst out laughing at the 3-year-old boy’s extremely cute action.
“M10 really gave birth to a worthy child. My father’s true antifan is so refreshing!”
“Another phase where the father goes underground. The child giving birth is in pain:)))”
“Giving birth to a child is so heart-warming. If the child is better than the father, the family will have drama to look forward to.”
Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo have three sons together: Thiago (9 years old), Mateo (4 years old) and Ciro (3 years old). Thiago is quiet and quiet, Mateo is naughty and funny, and Ciro is cute and mischievous.
Although they are quite different in personality, these boys have one thing in common that no one expected: “teasing” their father. There have been many times when the Argentinian superstar fell into a situation of “half crying, half laughing” because of the mischievousness of the three brothers.
Even though his father is a football superstar admired by millions, his eldest son Thiago is a “hard fan” of Cristiano Ronaldo – his father’s eternal rival. In addition, this boy also idolizes many other players such as Kylian Mbappe, Neymar or Luis Suarez.
“The boy asked a lot about Luis Suarez – our close friend, about Antoine Griezmann or Arturo Vidal since the first day he saw his impressive hair. In addition, Thiago is also a fan of Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo and even Neymar too. Thiago loves to ask about them,” Messi said.
Every time Messi does not play well or Barca loses a match, the eldest son and the second son will come together to tease and criticize their famous father. However, while Thiago loves Barca, Mateo is a genuine anti-fan of the Catalan team.
“Sometimes, while watching soccer on TV, Mateo often celebrates when Real Madrid scores. Thiago always feels annoyed, but the more he shows his attitude, the more… Mateo celebrates,” Messi said. feel sorry for “telling suffering”.
“One time, the whole family played soccer together and the boy told me ‘Dad is Barca, and I am Liverpool, because I will win either way’. Real trouble.”
“One day while playing at home Mateo came closer and told me ‘I’m from Liverpool… they beat me’. Then Mateo repeated this but with a Valencia shirt ‘Valencia beat me, son from Valencia’.”
It was okay to stay at home, but Mateo even showed his “anti-Barca” attitude right in the stands.
During a match between Barca and Real Betis, M10 was injured so he could not play, but watched with his family in the stands. When the opponent scored against Barca, the boy shouted with extreme joy, shouting victory with excitement, even though his father and colleagues were extremely disappointed.
Compared to his two brothers, Ciro is somewhat more naive and immature, and often expresses his feelings for his father. In April 2020, Messi filmed a scene instructing his youngest son to practice in the gym during the pandemic season. The two did sit-ups together, then celebrated by touching their palms.
Messi exercises with his son Ciro
Thinking that Ciro would choose his own path and become a “hardcore fan” of Messi, who would have thought that this boy would also follow in the footsteps of his two brothers in the house, teasing his father right in the most emotional moment. In the future, perhaps Messi’s three sons will give their father many more “headaches”.
As someone who doesn’t get to play much with his parents, Messi always focuses on spending most of his time with his children. The Argentine superstar feels lucky to be able to wake up with his children, eat breakfast, go to school and practice soccer.
“Even though there are times when I’m angry to death with them, I like waking up with them and taking them to school, then putting them to sleep. I like doing that every day ,” he shared.
Even after winning the prestigious Copa America championship trophy after 28 years of waiting, the first person Messi thinks of is his family. He sat down in the yard and called to show off his wife and children.
Understanding the importance of this moment, the three Messi boys did not tease their father as usual, but together chanted the traditional Argentinian song – “Vamos Argentina”. While singing, the children continuously raised their hands to the music to express their joy of victory and pride in their father.
