Lionel Messi: Argentina Captain Was Furious With Teammate Over Comment About His Wife

• Lionel Messi helped Argentina to win the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup
• The world champions played some nervous games in the tournament
• One of his teammates also crossed a line during a victory celebration

Lionel Messi takes his family as seriously as he does his football and reportedly put a national teammate back in his place after a comment about the veteran's wife.

Messi captained Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title, where they beat defending champions, France on penalties in the final after a three-all draw over 120 minutes.

Aside from the final, the team had some nerve-wracking games during the tournament, from the opening day loss to Saudi Arabia to the round of 16 match against Australia and the feisty tie against the Netherlands.

Messi frowned at Papu Gomez

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Per A La Tarde TV, via Marca, Papu Gomez got on Messi’s bad side during one of their victory celebrations after uttering a statement about his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo.

The panelist claimed the player crossed a line during the celebrations after beating the Netherlands when he said, 'Hand over Antonela', with the captain instantly seeing red.

Per People, the former Barcelona captain has known his wife since childhood and they have been together since their teenage years before marrying at a private event in June 2017.

They have three sons - Thiago (11), Mateo (8), and Ciro (5), all of whom were born in Barcelona during his time with the La Liga giants.

Gomez is a controversial figure at the club and the national level. He was recently suspended from football for two years after failing a drug test which was carried out a week before the World Cup.

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His positive test was a point against the world champions as it took place before the tournament, but the result had only returned months later.

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Mourinho hits back at Papu Gomez

Sports Brief previously reported on Jose Mourinho’s clapback at Papu Gomez after AS Roma's win over Monza, which the winger missed as he faces a two-year ban for doping.

Sparking the 'war of words' between them, the Argentine claimed his only memory of the Special One was beating his team in the Europa League final last season with Sevilla.

The former Chelsea boss responded by saying he would never take cough syrup, a clear reference to the substance the winger claimed he took and had affected his results.