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Lionel Messi shocked the entire world of soccer after joining Inter Miami. The Argentine legend has accomplished several milestones in his career. Furthermore, there’s one person who has always been there for Messi during his ups and downs. And this person is none other than Messi’s wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, who has been a constant source of support, love, and inspiration throughout his journey.

Unfortunately, owing to Messi’s enormous popularity, he and his family are bound to face negative publicity. A few days back, Diego Latorre’s wife, Yanina Latorre, questioned Roccuzzo’s merit. Moreover, Latorre’s controversial comment also mentioned that Roccuzzo’s success comes because she’s married to Messi and has achieved nothing on her own.

Indeed, Latorre’s comments quickly took over the internet and received a lot of backlash from Messi fans. However, Latorre has once again broken her silence for all the criticism and backs up her previous toxic comments on Antonela Roccuzzo.

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Yanina Latorre explains her toxic comments on Lionel Messi’s wife

Yanina Latorre, who is also the wife of former Argentinian player, Diego Latorre, recently came as a guest in the entertainment show, Terapia Picante. During the interview, Latorre was asked to give advice to young women who are planning to date soccer players. To this, Yanina shared her own journey with Diego Latorre, expressing that she left everything in order to raise kids and provide for him.

After commenting on her own experience dating the soccer star, Yanina starts talking about Messi’s wife. However, her comments on Antonela Roccuzzo didn’t receive positive feedback from fans. Furthermore, she also had to face a lot of criticism from fans because of her statement.

As stated by Caras, she said, “Antonela Roccuzzo, we love her, but she is Messi’s wife. She is hired by brands in Europe to advertise, but all because she is married to Messi. Alone, so far, she has achieved nothing.” Amid all the criticism, Yanina Latorre recently explained the reasons for her toxic statement.

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She said, “Soccer today is still as sexist as it was in my time. You are the soccer player’s wife, I am Diego Latorre’s wife, I use the surname and I don’t give a damn about those who make fun of me. It is true that they look for you, they send you gifts, clothes because you are his wife. That’s how it is, if you don’t like it, don’t look at it.”

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Yanina Latorre also explained she didn’t want to criticize Lionel Messi’s wife in any way possible. However, she believes that it wouldn’t be possible for Roccuzzo to build such a fanbase and empire without Messi. Therefore, she will always owe everything to the love of her life, which is the reality and unspoken truth.

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