The Messis arrived in Rosario to spend the holidays (and a wedding) with their family
Lionel Messi arrived this Sunday in his native Rosario to maintain the tradition of spending the holidays with his family. Accompanied by Antonela and his three children, Thiago, Ciro and Mateo, Leo flew from Florida on his private plane and landed at Fisherton International Airport around 11 in the morning.
The captain of the Argentine National Team will be able to enjoy a few days of vacation before returning to the ring with Inter Miami. A rest without a doubt necessary after a grueling year, which included moving from Paris to the United States and thousands of miles traveled between national team matches and other events such as the Ballon d’Or gala.
They will be days of privacy for the Messis in their home in the private neighborhood they have in Funes, where They will spend both Christmas and New Year. Before, however, they have another commitment scheduled: the wedding of one of Antonela’s sisters.
Carla, the youngest of the Roccuzzo sisters, will get married in a ceremony that will take place on December 23 and the presence of the Messis is confirmed. In fact, there is speculation that Antonela is the godmother of the wedding, taking into account that her sister fulfilled that same role when she and Leo sealed their love in 2017.
Messi’s 2024 agenda
Leo will resume his activity in January 2024, at which time Inter Miami will embark on an international tour to face the El Salvador National Team on January 19. Then Las Garzas will travel to the Middle East, where they will clash with two clubs in Saudi Arabia with two old acquaintances of Leo: Neymar’s Al Hilal on January 29 and Al Nassr, the team in which Cristiano Ronaldo plays, on February 1.
Three days later, on February 4, Inter will play a new friendly against Hong Kong Team (made up of local soccer stars) and then return to Miami, where On 2/15 they will host Newell’s at the DRV-PNK Stadium. An intense preseason for Leo, with five games in four different countries in less than a month.
Once the friendly round ends, Messi will compete in the Concachampions, a cup that begins on February 6. However, The Rosario team will only make its debut between March 5 and 7 when the round of 16 matches begin: it goes against the winner of the duel between Nashville and Moca of the Dominican Republic. The champion will compete in the 2025 Club World Cup, which debuts in the XL format.
Simultaneously, those led by Gerardo Martino will begin their journey in the MLS, a tournament that usually starts between the end of February and the beginning of March. With respect to the Argentine National Team, which will play the Copa América in the middle of the year, His first commitments will be during the FIFA date in March, with two friendlies still to be confirmed. A very loaded 2024.