Threats to Messi: shootings at a supermarket belonging to his wife’s family

Severe intimidation. A supermarket belonging to the family of Antonella Roccuzzo (wife of Lionel Messi), was attacked by gunfire at dawn on Wednesday in the city of Rosario. According to local media reports, the attackers then left a note on the spot with a direct threat to Messi himself.

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“Messi we are waiting for you, Javkin is a narco, he won’t protect you”: this is the tone of the message sent to the Argentine champion that was left in front of the supermarket. The message seems to allude to an unsuccessful payment request and also refers to the mayor of the city of which Messi is originally from, Pablo Javkin. It should be noted that Rosario is a city that has long suffered from a widespread presence of organized crime linked to drug trafficking, so much so that it has been nicknamed “Argentine Chicago”.