Lionel Messi’s partner, Antonella Roccuzzo was caught in an awkward moment as she nearly kissed Inter Miami’s left-back Jordi Alba. Antonella seemingly mistook Alba to be Messi, as she went ahead to greet the player.
The incident took place during the League Cup Finals. Initially, Inter Miami was 2-0 behind in the match against FC Cincinnati. Lionel Messi then assisted his striking partner Leonardo Campana, to get Miami back into the game. Leonardo Campana scored again in the 97th minute to force the game into extra time.
Messi’s wife leaned towards him and then suddenly realized that the player was Messi’s teammate Jordi Alba and not Lionel himself. However, on a lighter note, Alba seemed ready for the kiss. The moment has gone viral. Fans shared snippets of the incident with captions like “Alba was ready for the Kiss“.
The extra time led to the penalty shootout as both the teams scored once. Inter Miami won the penalty shootout 5-4. Antonella Roccuzzo went on the pitch after her husband’s team won the game. Fans have reacted to the whole incident in a fun way.
Looks like a “pentecost” hug 🤭😂😂 https://t.co/M2SH29d1uF
— 🅿hilip🅾sei🅰gyemang🇬🇭 (@iampoa_) August 26, 2023
She mistakenly thought he was Messi
— Moe Ibrahim 🇦🇷 (@Moe_brahim) August 26, 2023
Damn…. Akwardddd….
— InfernaL 🇲🇦 (@InfernaL_10) August 26, 2023
Antonella married Messi in June 2017. The Argentine influencer is currently 35 years old. As for her social life, Messi’s partner is pretty active on Instagram. Antonella has close to 37 million followers on the social site. She always turns up in the stadium to watch her husband whenever Messi plays an important match.
Roccuzzo’s net worth is estimated to be around $19 million to $21 million. Her husband, the former Barcelona player Messi, has always seemed pretty close to Antonella and his family. Antonella’s major source of income comes from her modeling career.
Lionel Messi nearly kissed Kylian Mbappe instead of Antonella Roccuzzo
During the evening of the Best Awards in February 2023, Lionel Messi was named as the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year. Kylian Mbappe was sitting alongside him.
Messi went on to hug Mbappe and kind of forgot his wife Antonella Roccuzzo, sitting not far from him. Many fans were of the opinion that the Argentinian was not far from kissing the Paris Saint Germain’s forward player.
The hug that Messi gave to Mbappe somehow appeared to be a kiss to fans, which Messi might have forgotten to give to Antonella before receiving the honor.
The video strolled all around social media and spread like wildfire. The incident gathered different light-hearted opinions from people around the soccer world. It certainly became a hilarious topic of discussion at the Best Awards Night and made it one to be remembered.