By Sergio Silva
28 Oct 2023, 9:37 PM EDT
Lionel Messi is starting his vacation and does not want to miss any moment with his family and this Saturday he did so, although he ended up generating a real commotion while he went with his wife Antonela to watch a children’s soccer game played by their son Thiago according to a report from TUDN.
The visit of the Argentine star to the North Collier Regional Park in Florida took the parents and children present there by surprise. who did not hesitate to try to capture the moment with the Inter Miami starwho had to be separated from the crowd of people by her personal bodyguard.
Thiago, Lionel Messi’s eldest son, is part of the Naples Elite Soccer Club team and for his match this Saturday he was attended by his father, who He recently ended his 2023 season with Inter Miami by being left out of the Major League Soccer playoffs..
In a video that quickly went viral on social networks You can see Messi who is besieged by a lot of parents and children with the firm objective of taking a photo or obtaining an autograph from the Argentine star who became world champion with the Albiceleste in Qatar 2022.
It is precisely that achievement for which Lionel Messi is a few days away from receiving, according to several reports that indicate this, his eighth Ballon d’Or in Paris. However, the Argentine star took time to act like a good father and go see one of his sons play.
But Messi’s rest will not last long, since although Inter Miami was left out of the postseason in the North American championship, the team chaired by David Beckham will play a series of two friendly matches in China. The first will be next Sunday, November 5 against Qindao Hainiu FC and three days later they will play against Chengdu Rongcheng.
It will be the first friendly tour for Inter Miami that with the arrival of Lionel Messi in mid-2023 achieved its first title in its short existence by being crowned champions of the Leagues Cup after beating Nashville in the penalty shootout after equalizing 1-1 in regulation time with a goal from the Argentine star.
After his commitments with the North American team, Lionel Messi will still have a couple more games before officially starting his vacation until 2024. The captain of the Argentina team will have to play the matches corresponding to the South American qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup, first hosting Uruguay on November 16 and then visiting Brazil on the 21st.
The team led by Lionel Scaloni, current world champion, They are in first place in the qualifying rounds after the first four rounds in which they have a perfect record of four wins without draws or losses. In addition, they have not yet conceded goals and have scored seven goals.
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