A heated moment between superstar Lionel Messi and the son of his close friend Luis Suarez.
The remarkable clip was recorded during an Inter Miami match not long ago. At the time, Messi was unable to play in the Copa America final due to injury and could only watch Inter Miami from the stands.
As he walked out into the stands, Messi met up with Benjamín, the son of his teammate Luis Suárez. The 11-year-old himself also knows Messi because he met and played many times with his older brother, Thiago, on Inter Miami’s U13 team.
The viral video of the interaction between Messi and Suarez’s eldest son
However, when Benjamin saw Messi, he didn’t react and simply walked past. Witnessing this, Suarez’s wife Sofia immediately reminded her son to say hello to “Uncle Messi.” Benjamin understood, went out and high-fived the 2022 World Cup champion.
The short clip only lasts 15 seconds but has caused a stir on social media, racking up more than 42.5 million views to date. Many people are praising Sofia’s parenting style.
“That’s what a mother needs to teach her children: respect for their elders,” one person wrote.
“She deserves an award for her proper way of raising children,” said another story.
Thiago and Benjamin are teammates at Inter Miami U13
Messi and Suarez are two close friends from their time at Barca. Besides being good teammates on the football field, both families often meet and travel together. The fact that Inter Miami owns Messi is also one of the reasons why Suarez agreed to play for this team. Messi’s wife Antonella and Suarez’s Sofia are also very close.
Messi and Suarez are close friends