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It is one good news after another for Lionel Messi and his family. The first one was the World Cup win last year with Argentina. After that, the Inter Miami star also was awarded the record 8th Ballon d’Or in France. It looks like there is another good news this time off-pitch. It is Argentinian’s sister-in-law Carla Roccuzzo who got married in Rosario.

Antonela Roccuzzo’s sister will marry an American in her hometown. Now, Let’s dive deep into the important details as Carla Roccuzzo and the rest of the family enjoyed the big day.

Lionel Messi and Antonela Roccuzzo to be part of the wedding in Argentina before traveling to America for the upcoming season

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Every year, Lionel Messi and his family make sure that they travel to Argentina to spend Christmas with family. However, this year with the festival, they attended the wedding in the family. According to reports, Antonela Roccuzzo’s sister Carla Roccuzzo got married to her American boyfriend Derek Pipolo in Rosario on 23rd December. Carla is a surgeon by profession. She studied medicine at the National University of Rosario (UNR). In an interview, the oldest sister Paula said that all of them have a very beautiful relationship with each other.

Carla Roccuzzo unlike Antonela is a very private person on social media. She has a private profile on Instagram with 441 followers. Lionel Messi and her wife are the most notable followers of that profile. Their mother Patricia, in an interview, has called all her daughters independent. She also said all of her daughters are friends with each other and have remained together. Carla was one of Antonela’s bridesmaids during her wedding with Lionel Messi.

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The Roccuzzo family had been planning the wedding for a long time. It looks like Messi and other family members enjoyed their time at the wedding. Here are also some of the details below on the new family member of Roccuzzo’s.

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The profile of  Carla’s husband Derek Piplo

According to reports, the wedding was pre-planned for a long time. The family felt that Christmas was the best time for all to get together in Rosario and enjoy the wedding without any schedule worries. But, the question arises who is her husband?  Well, Derek Piplo is a North American doctor. Both of them have been in the same profession and dated for several years before taking the big step.

Their relationship started when both of them met in the same undergraduate school in the United States. Derek has also met the whole family of Roccuzzo. He has traveled several times to Argentina to visit the family with her now wife.

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It is no doubt that this has been a year to remember for Lionel Messi and his family. After the Christmas holidays with family in Rosario, the player and his wife will jet off to Miami for the upcoming MLS season.