translated from Spanish: Antonela Roccuzzo’s touching gesture during Lionel Messi’s conference

Lionel Messi said goodbye to Barcelona with a press conference in the auditorium of the Camp Nou. The 34-year-old had a word agreement for the extension but the club could not fit the figures of the agreement within the regulations imposed by the Spanish football authorities. In the place were present the president Joan Laporta, the professional staff, the local and international press, as well as his wife Antonela Roccuzzo along with their three children, Ciro, Thiago and Mateo.The Argentine was excited during the conference, so his partner, from the front row, had a touching gesture: he looked in his wallet for a disposable handkerchief and reached it to Messi so that he can dry his tears.
The moment soon went viral on social media, as a simple act evidences Roccuzzo’s unconditional support for the player, who leaves with an impressive statistic: 672 goals, 268 assists, 778 games, 35 titles and 79 personal awards, including six Ballons d’Or.” In these days I was thinking about what I was going to say and the truth is that I do not get anything. I’m blocked. It’s very difficult for me, after spending my whole life here, I wasn’t prepared for this,” Messi said. You can review how the conference went here.

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