- Report in Brazil claimed that Lionel Messi has cheated on his wife Antonela Roccuzzo
- But Daniella Semaan – her good friend and wife of Cesc Fabregas – has denied it
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Cesc Fabregas’ wife Daniella Semaan has emphatically denied a report in Brazil that Lionel Messi cheated on Antonela Roccuzzo.
Brazilian outlet Direto Do Miolo Posted on X on Friday that the fifteen-year relationship between Messi and Roccuzzo was going through its ‘biggest crisis’ yet.
They claimed that the Inter Miami star was having an affair with Argentinian journalist Sofia Martinez and that their marriage was on the verge of collapse.
However, the tweet quoted sources in Spain that apparently do not exist.
Furthermore, Semaan, who regularly goes on holiday with Messi and Roccuzzo and has a particularly close bond with the couple, insists that the speculations are incorrect.
Cesc Fabregas’ wife (right), Daniella Semaan (second from right) has emphatically denied reports in Brazil that alleged Lionel Messi (left) has cheated on Antonela Roccuzzo (second from left)
A Brazilian newspaper claims Messi had an affair with Argentinian journalist Sofia Martinez
Responding to a post on Instagram, she said: ‘What publication is this that has no meaning… and nothing makes sense.’
Messi and Roccuzzo have known each other since they were five. They married in 2017 and have three sons: Thiago, Mateo and Ciro.
Last month, reports emerged in his native Argentina that Messi is ‘in love with a woman who is not Antonela’.
Some fans then speculated whether the woman in question was Martinez, due to an apparent “look” he gave her during an interview at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.
Martinez also made headlines last year during the World Cup in Qatar, which Messi and Argentina would win.
After their semi-final victory over Croatia, Martinez gave an impassioned speech while interviewing Messi.
Responding to a post on Instagram, she said: ‘What publication is this that has no meaning… and nothing makes sense.’
Messi and Roccuzzo married in 2017 and have three sons: Thiago, Mateo and Ciro
In it, she told him how grateful the Argentinians were that he represented them and that it didn’t matter whether he won the competition or not.
Live on air, she said, “The last thing I want to tell you, and it’s not a question, but I just wanted to say it; the World Cup final is coming and of course we all (Argentinians) want to win the cup.
“I just want to tell you that regardless of the results, there is something that no one can take away from you and that is the fact that you resonated with the Argentinians, every single one of them. I am serious.
‘There isn’t a child who doesn’t have your team shirt. It doesn’t matter if it’s fake, real or made up.
‘Really, you have left your mark on everyone’s lives and for me that goes further than winning any World Cup.
‘No one can take that away from you and this is my gratitude for so much happiness that you bring to many people.
‘I really hope you take these words to your heart because I really believe that is more important than winning a World Cup and you already have that, so thank you captain.’