The adorable and considerate nature of Thiago Messi, Lionel Messi’s eldest son, shines through.
The 2022 World Cup concluded with a splendid ending for Lionel Messi and the Argentine team. Alongside the delightful images of a jubilant football superstar with a golden trophy, many people were captivated by the series of heartwarming moments featuring the Messi family.
While Mateo Messi, the second son, garners attention with his humorous expressions and playfulness towards his father, the older son, Thiago Messi (10 years old), quietly and affectionately cares for his father. Particularly, when Messi and his wife were seated on stage, Thiago stood behind, gently squeezing his father’s shoulder with his tiny hand.
Thiago Messi tenderly shows his love by squeezing his father’s shoulder at the World Cup awards ceremony.
Messi’s wife shares a photo of her husband with their two sons.
The online community quickly noticed this gesture and praised it:
- Watching Messi’s sister-in-law share the scene of squeezing his father’s shoulder to show that he loves his father and understands the story. Whatever cup you have, leave it for later, take care of your father first.
- Thiago’s head squeezing your shoulder like that!
- The little friends of Messi’s family are so cute.
- Look at Thiago’s head squeezing his father’s shoulder, so adorable.
The special way he cheered for Messi before the final.
Before the World Cup final, Antonela Roccuzzo, Messi’s wife, also revealed how Thiago Messi supported his father and the Argentine team. The boy copied the lyrics of the song “Muchacho” – a popular song in Argentina during the World Cup. The message that the song conveys is very meaningful:
“I was born in Argentina, the land of Diego, Lionel, and the Malvinas boys, whom I will never forget. It’s inexplicable because you won’t know the final that we will have. I lost, I cried for years, but that’s over because in Maracana, in the final against the Brazilians, we won again.
Guys, now we have hope again. I want to win the championship for the third time. I want to be a world champion, to put Diego in heaven with Don Diego and La Tota (Diego Maradona’s parents) cheering for Lionel.”
Thiago expressed his admiration for his father and the Argentine team through handwritten lyrics.
However, he is not interested in soccer and does not idolize his dad.
Commenting on his children, Messi also said that Thiago and Mateo have completely opposite personalities: “Thiago is a special talent and very obedient. The other is completely opposite, one real trouble.”
Since his birth, Thiago Messi has been expected to follow in his father’s footsteps, but Lionel Messi once said that his son does not have much interest in football. However, Thiago is still allowed to go to the football field by his parents and cheer him on.
In addition, Messi also has to admit that his eldest son does not idolize him. Instead, the boy asks his father a lot of questions about Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suárez, Antoine Griezmann, Arturo Vidal, Kylian Mbappé, and Neymar.
Thiago accompanied his father to the soccer field ever since he was a baby.
