Messi had a meaningful moment of relaxation with his eldest son Thiago after being given a break from participating in the friendly match between Argentina and Nigeria.
After playing the full 90 minutes of Argentina’s 1-0 win over Russia, the host nation of the 2018 World Cup, Messi was rested by coach Sampaoli to avoid the match against Nigeria.
Without Messi in the squad, Albiceleste suffered a 2-4 defeat despite leading 2-0. In this match, Aguero fainted in the middle of the match and had to be hospitalized. Luckily, the situation was not serious for the Man City striker.
Not serving the national team, Messi flew back to Barcelona to spend some precious time with his wife Antonella and two sons Thiago and Mateo. In the football world, Messi is known as a family man.
Antonella shared on her personal page a picture of Messi sitting on the sofa playing FIFA 18 with his eldest son Thiago. The boy appeared quite nervous when playing with his world-famous father.
According to the image shared by Messi’s wife, the Argentine superstar of course chose Barca, while little Thiago chose Real Madrid to create a Clasico between father and son in virtual space.
After that, Messi also shared a picture of him reading the book “Topito Torremoto”. Both father and son smiled brightly and the picture attracted 3.2 million “likes”. Messi is eagerly waiting for his third son and his beautiful wife Antonella will most likely give birth again with the hope of having a princess like the Becks.
Messi will soon return to training with his Barca teammates to prepare for the match against Leganes at the weekend. After 11 rounds, the Catalan giants are alone at the top of the rankings and 8 points ahead of their arch-rivals Real Madrid.
