Is Messi cheating on Antonela? An Argentine journalist is suspected of having an affair with the football star.
Martínez – one of the most renowned reporters in Argentina, works with channels such as ESPN and TV Publica. She covers the Olympic Games, Formula 1, the Champions League, and other top sporting events. Through her work with the national team of Argentina, Sofi has interviewed Lionel Messi multiple times.
However, these professional encounters have sparked a wave of unfounded rumors about a romance between the journalist and the footballer, despite the fact that Messi has been happily married to Antonela Roccuzzo for seven years.
01Fans began to actively spread theories about "loving glances" exchanged between Messi and Martínez, suggesting that this indicates a romantic relationship. However, Sofi firmly denied these rumors in an interview with the Argentine channel Telefe.
2The young woman also emphasized that such rumors arise from gender stereotypes. If a man had conducted the interview with Messi, these questions would not have arisen. Neither the footballer nor his wife has commented on this information.
Interestingly, rumors of a romance between Messi and Martínez first emerged in 2023 following a publication by the Brazilian outlet Direto Do Miolo. At that time, a close friend of Antonela's and the wife of Cesc Fàbregas harshly criticized these assumptions: "What kind of publication spreads such nonsense?"