Lionel Messi chills with son Thiago as Argentina sweat over Nigeria defeat

Argentine football is not necessarily in the best of moods at the moment given their stunning 2-4 defeat to Nigeria in a friendly recently. However, their super star striker Lionel Messi is chilling at home with family

Argentine football is not necessarily in the best of moods at the moment given their stunning 2-4 defeat to Nigeria in a friendly recently. However, their super star striker Lionel Messi is chilling at home with family.

Lionel Messi with sons Thiago

Messi, who has been granted time off from national team duty, and was not part of the team that lost to the Nigerians in Moscow on Tuesday, posted this picture on social media reading a book with son, Thiago.

The Barcelona star and his boy are seen reading a Spanish children's book, Topito Torremoto, which translates into Little Mole Quake. Their smiles are unmistakable though, knowing Messi, it would be tough for him to avoid thinking about the Argentine defeat nevertheless.

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