While Messi’s long-term wife Antonela celebrated turning 36 earlier in the week, Inter Miami rolled to a landslide victory on Saturday thanks to two goals from Messi.
Lionel Messi threw an extravagant birthday bash for his wife Antonela Roccuzzo in a Miami steakhouse on Saturday night, and DailyMail.com has all the latest international sports news.
Messi scored twice as Inter Miami defeated Orlando City 5-0 at Chase Stadium earlier in the day, giving his team their second win of the new Major League Soccer season.
A close friend of the Argentine’s, Luis Suarez, also scored his first goals for Miami that day; he did it in the fourth minute and again in the seventh minute.
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Messi scored twice in the second half to seal the deal, and Robert Taylor doubled the hosts’ lead on the half-hour.
On Saturday night, the Messi family celebrated Antonela’s birthday with double celebrations; it was the ideal afternoon for Miami, who have collected seven points from their first three games of the campaign.
The Miami WAG and her husband Leo were seen at Gekko, a Miami restaurant with a Japanese theme, just five days after Antonela turned 36. They posed in front of a massive birthday cake that had images of Antonela’s family on it.
On Monday, Messi officially wished his childhood girlfriend a happy birthday on Instagram, writing: “Happy Birthday, Princess!” You are loved by me, @antonelarocuzzo.
‘Happy Birthday Anto.’ A cardboard sign of Pocahontas and a wall sticker reading ‘Happy Birthday Anto.’ The couple was joined by their three sons, Thiago, 11, Matteo, 8, and Ciro, 5, in the birthday photo.
Antonela, who is now 36 years old, captioned an Instagram snapshot of her family with the phrase “un ano mas viejita,” which means “one year older” in English.
Along with Antonela’s birthday wishes, Victoria Beckham shared an Instagram photo of the two of them from what seemed like a girls’ lunch.
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Messi and Miami kicked off a month-long span of seven matches on Saturday. Later in March, his home country of Argentina summoned him for two exhibitions over the course of four days.
On Friday, Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino stated that the team will closely watch how much Messi plays.
Inter Miami will play five league matches and a CONCACAF Nations Cup round of 16 home-and-away encounter against Nashville SC.
This summer, Argentina will prepare for the Copa America by playing El Salvador on March 22 and Costa Rica on March 26.