BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi's girlfriend has given birth to a baby boy, the Barcelona star's first child.
Messi and his girlfriend Antonella Rocuzzo have named the boy Thiago.
Barcelona
excused the 25-year-old Argentina forward from practice on Friday to
attend his son’s birth at a hospital in Barcelona.
Earlier Friday,
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova said he expected Messi to play in
Saturday’s Spanish league match against Celta Vigo at Camp Nou stadium.
