Antonela Roccuzzo

Model & Influencer

Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina WAGs 2026

Who is Antonela Roccuzzo? — Lionel Messi's Partner

Antonela Roccuzzo is an Argentine model and social media personality who has been Lionel Messi's partner since they were teenagers. Childhood friends from Rosario, the couple married in an intimate ceremony in their hometown in 2017, attended by the biggest names in football. Together they have three sons: Thiago, Mateo, and Ciro. With over 40 million Instagram followers, Antonela is one of the most-followed celebrities in South America and is consistently regarded as one of the most elegant and natural WAGs in world football.

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Última verificación: mayo de 2026

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DATOS RÁPIDOS

·Born January 26, 1988 in Rosario, Argentina — the same city as Messi
·Childhood friends with Messi since age five — grew up on the same street
·Married Lionel on June 30, 2017 in a star-studded ceremony in Rosario
·Three sons: Thiago (2012), Mateo (2015), and Ciro (2018)
·Over 45 million Instagram followers — @antonelaroccuzzo
·Studied dentistry before pivoting to modelling and brand work
·Brand partner for Lululemon, Jacquemus, and Dolce & Gabbana

Love Story

The Story of Messi & Antonela

There are love stories that begin with a glance across a room — and then there is Lionel and Antonela, a story that began in a playground in Rosario before either of them understood what love even meant. They grew up streets apart, bound together through a circle of childhood friends. Life separated them when Messi moved to Barcelona at thirteen, chasing a dream that would make him the greatest footballer who ever lived. Years passed. When a mutual childhood friend passed away tragically, grief brought the old Rosario circle back together — and Messi and Antonela found each other again. They began dating quietly in 2008, protected by the kind of deep familiarity that only childhood can forge. In June 2017, surrounded by the biggest names in football, they married in Rosario — the city that made them both. Today, as Messi prepares for one final World Cup on home soil, Antonela is exactly where she has always been: right by his side.

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