Ciro Messi's reaction to his father's smell after the final that caused the Argentine to burst out laughing
Messi's youngest son starred in the most viral moment of the celebrations after Inter Miami's Campeones Cup title.
Lionel Mess i finished the Campeones Cup match wearing the Inter Miami jersey completely drenched in sweat and with a new trophy in his hands.
After the triumph, the captain reunited with his children on the pitch minutes after the match had ended in victory, and Ciro, the youngest of the three siblings, starred in a scene that quickly went viral and filled spectators with laughter.
The Messi family's celebration
The scene took place shortly after Inter Miami defeated Cruz Azul 2-0 at Nu Stadium and won the Campeones Cup for the first time. Messi opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a header, reached 100 goals with the Florida club and also played a part in the second goal by taking the corner that Casemiro converted in the 81st minute.
With the match over, Messi's children approached the field to join the celebration. Ciro, the youngest of the clan, went up to his father to hug him, but his reaction changed in a matter of seconds when he noticed the condition of Messi's jersey after the match. Ciro brought his hand to his nose and showed his disgust at the smell of sweat. Leo realized what had happened and responded with a laugh before giving his son a kiss.
The images show the forward still in his playing kit and visibly sweaty after the 90 minutes. Ciro was the one who reacted to the smell of the jersey, but Mateo, the second of the three brothers, did not seem to notice and melted into a hug with his father. A scene that, because of the closeness to Messi, more than one of his followers surely would have wanted to experience.
Messi, also starring on the pitch
The episode came after an especially demanding night for the Argentine. Messi started, played all 90 minutes, scored the first goal of the final and, in the second half, delivered the ball from the corner that ended in Casemiro 's header. The win allowed Inter Miami to lift their first trophy of the season.
Messi's goal against Cruz Azul also had a special significance. It was Messi's 100th wearing the Inter Miami shirt, a milestone he reached in his 115th match with the American club. The header, which was a missile, came in the 24th minute after a cross from Luis Suárez.
For Inter Miami , the victory meant their first Campeones Cup . The Florida team defeated the Liga MX champion in a single-match final and added a new trophy since Messi's arrival in 2023. For the forward, it was his fourth title with the club.
While the rest of the team celebrated the triumph, Messi also shared other moments with Thiago and Mateo. But it was Ciro who ended up starring in the most talked-about image of the celebration, with a spontaneous reaction to his father's state after a final.
The night ended this way with two very different images for Messi: the Argentine lifting another trophy after scoring and assisting in a final, and the father who could not hold back his laughter at his son's reaction to the smell of the jersey after the match.
