{"id":21394,"date":"2026-01-23T14:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/viral-video-proves-matteo-messis-love-for-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:07:22","slug":"viral-video-proves-matteo-messis-love-for-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/viral-video-proves-matteo-messis-love-for-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral video proves Matteo Messi&#8217;s love for Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">V<\/span>The vacation period for Lionel Messi and his friends has ended, the Argentine player has returned to training with the MLS champions and shared his return on the social network Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentina star, who was world champion at the 2022 Qatar Games, uploaded several photos from his return to Miami, in which he highlighted a video of his son Matteo Messi, looking very proud and happy in the colors of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Lionel Messi posts a video with his children that fans are talking about<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Matteo Messi shows his love for Barcelona<\/h2>\n<p>The video, which quickly went viral among fans of the Argentine number 10, featured Messi with his children Thiago, Mateo and Ciro, and the most noticeable item of clothing Mateo wore was a Barcelona jacket, showing once again that Messi and his family have left Barcelona, \u200b\u200bbut have not forgotten their beloved club for a second.<\/p>\n<p>Another image shared by Messi shows him sitting on a bench and laughing with his father and Rodrigo de Paul. Antonella Roccuzzo responded to the post with three red hearts.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Messi returns to Inter Miami for preseason<\/h2>\n<p>Messi will make another competitive appearance this Saturday, January 24th, when Inter Miami visit Alianza Lima, the capital of Peru. The match will be held at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium, but due to the Argentine&#8217;s presence, all tickets for the duel have been sold out.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, along with De Paul and Luis Suarez, will begin a pre-season tour that includes a visit to Peru, followed by matches in Colombia and Ecuador. They will be hoping to improve their form and get a good result in this friendly, aiming to not only qualify for the Club World Cup as Concacaf Champions Cup winners, but also repeat the feat of becoming MLS champions.<\/p>\n<p>The team will be joined next season by Mexico&#8217;s Argentine-German Belterrame on a contract worth $15 million. Over the past week, German Bertelame&#8217;s name has been mentioned as a possible addition to Inter Miami, and although these rumors were initially denied, it was made official after Domenech Torrent, current manager of Liga MX side Rayados de Monterrey, hinted at his interest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/mls\/2026\/01\/23\/6973661aca47416f0d8b4584.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VThe vacation period for Lionel Messi and his friends has ended, the Argentine player has returned to training with the MLS champions and shared his return on the social network Instagram. 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