In recent days, the event of Messi receiving the award for best male player of 2022 at the FIFA The Best ceremony has been a subject of considerable controversy among the international soccer community. While the above incident has not yet calmed down, Messi’s family recently got into huge trouble related to a gun attack in his home country of Argentina.

Accordingly, recently the food store “Unico” owned by the family of Messi’s wife – Antonella Roccuzzo, located in Lavalle district, Rosario city, Argentina, was suddenly attacked by two gunmen. These subjects even showed aggression when leaving threatening letters aimed at the hero striker of Argentina.

Specifically, according to Reuters, on March 2 (local time), two strangers on motorbikes fired 14 shots into Messi’s wife’s family’s supermarket in Rosario and left a threatening message. : “Hey Lionel Messi. We’re waiting for you to return. Javkin won’t be able to protect you.” It is known that Javkin is the name of the mayor of Rosario city.

Although this incident did not cause any human damage. But according to local people, this situation has been happening for a very long time and the government has not yet taken any effective measures to prevent it.

According to many sources, the cause of this attack is believed to be related to rumors that Newell’s Old Boy club will be a potential destination if Messi leaves PSG to return home. This makes enthusiastic fans of Newell’s Old Boy’s rival clubs feel dissatisfied, leading to the above reason.

After the above incident took place, Newell’s Old Boy coach Gabriel Heinze emphasized: “This incident is crazy. It ruined the team’s good relationship with Messi. It is a pity if these incidents This makes Messi and other talented players not return to Argentina to play football.”

Meanwhile, Rosario prosecutor Federico Rébola said that authorities are reviewing security camera footage and investigating. Rébola said this was the first time Messi and his wife received this type of threat. Because Messi brought back the Golden Cup, now as long as you’re Argentine, you can’t hate Messi

Celia Arena, head of the Santa Fe province’s justice department, called the attack a “despicable act of intimidation by a mafia group”. Mayor Javkin went to the supermarket and lashed out at federal authorities for what he called a failure to prevent drug-related violence in Rosario.

Argentine President Alberto Fernandes also spoke up and said: “It’s terrible. As soon as I heard the news, I contacted the mayor of Rosario and the chief of staff to find a solution. We are trying to prevent this. “But clearly we need to be stronger and more urgent. Because violence and crime are always especially serious problems in Rosario.”

Not stopping there, National Security Minister Anibal Fernandez also vowed to ensure Messi’s safety at all costs. He affirmed that he will always be ready if this player requests personal custody when returning to Argentina.

Messi’s family often returns to Rosario during vacations. This is also an area with good security, even when the 34-year-old superstar returns after winning the 2022 World Cup.

However, the threat of the group of thugs who just attacked the supermarket owned by Messi’s wife’s family is like a challenge to the local government.

Currently, Lionel Messi’s family has not yet spoken about the incident. However, Messi will soon have to return to his homeland to join the Argentina team to prepare for two friendly matches against Panama and Curacao on March 23 and March 28. Ensuring his safety is more important than ever, because after the world championship he has officially become the face of the whole country.

The attack occurred just 2 days after Lionel Messi was honored by FIFA as the Best Male Player of 2022. This is the second time in his career, “El Pulga” has won this award. His achievements are on par with Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo (both times).