“Hello Roger, happy birthday. I hope you have a memorable birthday and enjoy your day. Wishing you the best. See you soon. Give me one. hug. Peso Pluma guy”, Messi said in the clip, then burst out laughing, making the person filming the clip laugh too.
According to La Nacion newspaper (Argentina): “Messi sent birthday wishes to boy Roger Llaurado Jr., who just turned 12 years old on February 6, is a close friend of this famous player’s first son, Thiago Messi. Both boys are is playing for the U.12 team of the Inter Miami Club Academy. On February 6, it was also the time when Messi arrived in Tokyo (Japan) on Inter Miami’s tour. Despite many criticisms because of the scandal, he Previously competing in Hong Kong, Messi still remembered his son’s best friend’s birthday and sent a surprising wish.
“In the clip, Messi laughed when he said the last sentence “Peso Pluma guy”, wanting to compare little Roger Llaurado Jr. to the famous Mexican singer, Peso Pluma, because of their very similar hair. The person who filmed the clip may be famous player Luis Suarez”, La Nacion newspaper explained.
The clip of Messi wishing a happy birthday was also shared on Roger Llaurado Jr.’s personal Instagram page, attracting more than 134,000 likes and more than 300 comments.
“Thank you, Leo Messi, for your birthday wishes. I was really shocked when I saw the video. This was a huge surprise for me on my birthday. You are always an example for all young players. I hope to follow in your footsteps, become an excellent player and make you proud,” Roger Llaurado Jr. wrote, along with the name Peso Pluma and the laughing and crying emoji, as if responding to the wishes. full of Messi’s wit. Roger Llaurado Jr’s social network account is currently managed by this young player’s parents.
The images on Roger Llaurado Jr’s personal page also show that they are filled with images of Messi and of Thiago Messi, the boy’s close friend.
Thiago Messi and Roger Llaurado Jr. are both talented and promising young players at Inter Miami Club Academy. Among them, Thiago Messi is being trained to play the central midfielder position. In the last 6 matches when officially playing for the U.12 team, the boy has scored 13 goals and had 7 assists. And Roger Llaurado Jr. plays as a striker.