They shot at one of Antonela’s family’s supermarkets. (Screenshot: Antonela Roccuzzo and Lionel Messi-YouTube)
Lionel Messi, the Argentine soccer star, has received a threat that has left his fans and their families in shock.
And it is that in the early morning of March 2, two subjects opened fire against the Único supermarket, owned by the father of Antonela Roccuzzo, Messi’s wife, in Rosario, Argentina. The business received 14 bullet wounds and a note was found with a message threatening the captain of the Albiceleste team.
“Messi, we are waiting for you. Javkin is also a drug trafficker, he is not going to take care of you, ”said the note, which also mentions Pablo Javkin, the mayor of Rosario. According to reports in the Argentine press, this was an attack by hitmen or drug traffickers who traveled on a motorcycle and shot at the premises.
???? NARCO VIOLENCE IN ROSARIO | A hail of bullets against a supermarket owned by Antonela Roccuzzo’s father. Chilling message to Messi pic.twitter.com/sUzIy453V3
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After Argentina’s victory in the World Cup, the situation for Messi and his family has become more difficult. Although Messi has not made public statements about this chilling message, the news has preceded his faithful fans and the community in general.
???? “Messi we are waiting for you”: shock in Rosario due to the attack on a supermarket belonging to the family of Antonela Roccuzzo.
The Security Minister of Santa Fe, Claudio Brilloni: “We do not have any firm hypothesis” pic.twitter.com/Zbr8kZaK0o– TN – All News (@todonoticias) March 2, 2023
For his part, Pablo Javkin has asked that the family be left alone and has called for the help of President Alberto Fernández to bring order to Rosario, which in recent years has been overshadowed by violence in the streets.
In this sense, Iván González, deputy police chief of Regional Unit II, explained to the media that, according to his interpretation, the attackers’ message was not intended to intimidate, but rather to attract attention.
It should be noted that the Único supermarkets are owned by Antonela Rocuzzo’s paternal family, long before she met the 35-year-old footballer. The company has branches in various areas of Greater Rosario, including the city of the same name, Granadero Baigorria and Capitán Bermúdez.
This incident has generated great concern among his fans, since Leo Messi is very loved and respected in the Argentine community, not only because he shares his passion for football, but also because he represents the country at the top of the global podium.
At 35, he is the only footballer to have won a FIFA World Cup, a Copa América, the Olympic Games, the Club World Cup, the Champions League and the Ballon d’Or awarded by FIFA to the best player of each season. No one on the planet has come to have all these awards at the same time.