Lionel Messi ‘s stunning WAG Antonella Roccuzzo has travelled to Russia and will watch her husband’s crunch match against Nigeria tonight from the stands. Messi and his teammates face Nigeria in a crunch match at the Saint Petersburg Stadium, with the Albiceste needing a win after drawing with Iceland in their opening match and losing 3-0 to Croatia in their second outing.
Roccuzzo has watched Argentina’s disappointing World Cup campaign from her home city of Rosario, in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe so far but has travelled to St Petersburg for tonight’s match. Argentina hope arrival of Lionel Messi’s wife Antonella Roccuzzo can stop talisman blaming himself for poor form. Messi’s marriage after his wife initially did not travel to Russia to support him in the World Cup. Roccuzzo has denied the crisis claims, saying she stayed in Argentina to see her family.
“I did not go because I have very young children and because it was scheduled like this. Moreover, I want to enjoy some time with my family who I am not going to see until December.”