Barcelona has confirmed Lionel Messi did not train with the squad on Friday due to the birth of his second child
The Liga champion completed its final session ahead of the crunch clash with Atletico Madrid on Sunday morning (AEST) without its star attacker, though he has not been ruled out of contention for the game at the Vicente Calderon.
The brother of Lionel Messi has confirmed that the Barcelona star’s girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo has
given birth to the couple’s second child.
Matias Messi has since said via Twitter that the couple have indeed welcomed a second son who, despite earlier reports in Spain, will be named Mateo, not Benjamin.
“Well people, Mateo has just been born, he’s beautiful. We’ll give you more details later, now to enjoy it! Thanks everyone!” wrote Matias.
Messi and Antonella’s first child, Thiago, was born on November 2, 2012 .
The Argentina captain remains in contention to face Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
Fellow Argentina international Javier Mascherano did return to training, however, following his return from national team duties this week.
Messi scored twice in Argentina’s 7-0 win over Bolivia and once more in the 2-2 draw with Mexico.
Barcelona and Atletico head into Sunday’s game having both won their opening two matches of the new season.
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