Lionel Messi expected in Rosario this evening to farewell his father | OneFootball

According to SuperDepor.com, Lionel Messi would arrive in Rosario on Saturday between 20:00 and 20:30 to be with his family and say goodbye to his father, Jorge Messi, who died aged 68 after months of ill health.

Preliminary information suggests there would be no public wake, and the family intend to grieve in private away from the spotlight.

Jorge Messi’s body would be interred at Parque del Solar cemetery, in the Villa Gobernador Gálvez area, though timings and arrangements remain tightly held and have not been officially shared by the family.

He would reunite with his mother, Celia Cuccittini, and his siblings Rodrigo, Matías and María Sol, along with other loved ones in his hometown.

In recent months he had been under medical care in Rosario, with Messi following his condition closely.

Since the news emerged, clubs, federations and global football bodies have offered condolences, including AFA, CONMEBOL, Barcelona and other institutions linked to the Argentina captain’s career.

Source: SuperDepor.com

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