Lionel Messi's aunt blames his mum not inviting family for wedding

Lionel Messi with wife Antonella Roccuzzo

While Lionel Messi's wedding to childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo last week was a lavish affair, it was not all rosy for his relatives. His aunt Susana, the sister of the Barcelona star's father Jorge, blamed Messi's cruel mother Celia for removing close relatives from the invitee list especially Messi's grandmother Rosa. She added that most of them live just streets away from where hotel complex where the couple tied the knot. "She didn't invited anyone from my family, nor from my sister's family. She has been very cruel," The Daily Mail quoted Susana speaking to Infama programme on TV America.

Celia Messi and Susana Messi

She even claimed that it is because of his mother, Messi has also had to grow up separated from his grandmother Rosa and now deceased grandfather. Meanwhile, Messi's sister Maria reportedly told presenter Pia Shaw that Susana is a liar.