The father of the famous football player Lionel Messi, Jorge Messi, has died. He was 68 years old.
According to the publication Infobae, Messi Sr. died in a clinic in the city of Rosario.
Jorge Horacio Messi worked for many years as a factory employee at a steel mill. In his family with Celia Maria Cuccitini was born not only Lionel, who is now known all over the world, but also two more sons Rodrigo and Matthias and daughter Maria Sol.
The footballer's paternal family comes from Italy. The ancestor of Lionel Angelo Messi emigrated to Argentina from the city of Recanati in 1883.