In a conversation with the Simplemente Futbol program broadcast on YouTube on April 18, Messi revealed the personalities of his three sons, of which the second son, Mateo, is the most similar.
Messi’s sons Thiago (born 2012), Mateo (2015) and Ciro (2018) play for the U.13, U.10 and U.8 youth teams of the Inter Miami Academy, respectively.
Messi’s second son, Mateo (center) celebrates with his teammates after the latest championship. The boy is seen as quite similar to his father in the way he plays.
Mateo and Thiago have just added another championship to their list of achievements when they won the Easter Cup. At the same time, the famous father of the boys was busy playing for the Inter Miami first team in the 1-0 away win over Columbus Crew on April 20 in MLS (American professional soccer league).
Due to his busy schedule away from home, Messi missed the chance to watch Mateo and Thiago win the championship for Inter Miami’s U.10 and U.13 teams, while his youngest son, Ciro, came to watch and support his brothers. Messi’s wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, accompanied her sons to the match on this occasion.
“My sons are crazy about football. They play with a ball all day. They go to the club every day to practice after school. Then they play, with lots of matches for all ages. And the fact that I can be there, to watch them play, is priceless,” Messi said.
He also explained: “Of the three children, Thiago is very focused, organized and calm when playing football, suitable for an organizing midfielder. Mateo is quite similar to me, only likes to score goals, wants to be a striker and always plays closer to the opponent’s goal. While Ciro is very explosive, likes to confront opponents, always tries to play one-on-one and executes dribbles as he likes.”
“My kids are also crazy about American football. They play a lot of American football games at school. We went to the Super Bowl, which was a great experience. For me personally, it was really surprising, but for my kids, they know all the players in the NFL,” Messi added.
A photo posted by Messi’s wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, with their three sons winning age-group titles at the Weston Cup tournament
Not long ago, Messi’s three sons had a very memorable day, when all three won the championship for the U.13, U.10 and U.8 teams of Inter Miami at the Weston Cup on the same day.
At that time, Messi was present and took the opportunity to lift the trophy to celebrate with his children Thiago, Mateo and Ciro. Messi’s wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, also posted a family photo with her three sons winning the championships and the status line: “3 championships”. Many fans called this a historic day for the Messi family.
Messi is now preparing for Inter Miami’s next important match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final first leg, at 9:30 a.m. on April 25.
According to coach Mascherano: “Messi is fine, I spoke to him in the dressing room (after the match against Columbus Crew). He is just upset about his performance not being as expected, not upset because of the impact of injury or any other problem. Messi is completely fine.”
American media reported that Messi and Inter Miami will return to training early this week. They will then fly to Vancouver (Canada) in the middle of the week, one day before the match at the sold-out 54,500-seat BC Place stadium.
With the possibility of Messi coming to play, Vancouver Whitecaps FC has increased ticket prices by 10 times compared to normal to sell to fans. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is currently selling tickets to fans at prices ranging from 152 USD (about 3.9 million VND) to 650 USD (16.7 million VND).
