{"id":5029,"date":"2022-12-21T10:10:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T10:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=5029"},"modified":"2022-12-22T08:54:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T08:54:58","slug":"this-is-not-a-clip-of-lionel-messi-hugging-his-own-mom-after-the-fifa-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/this-is-not-a-clip-of-lionel-messi-hugging-his-own-mom-after-the-fifa-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi Didn\u2019t Hug His Mom As Indicated In This Viral Video!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-06-pranpria-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-06-pranpria-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-06-pranpria-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-06-pranpria-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-06-pranpria-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Thumbnail-Post-No-06-pranpria.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon after Lionel Messi led Argentine National Team to the 2022 FIFA World Cup title, a short video clip went viral, claiming to be scenes of football superstar Messi embracing his mother during the victory celebration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the FactCrescendo investigation found that the woman in the viral video was not Messi&#8217;s mother. So let\u2019s look at the viral claims first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Social Media Claims<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A video clip claims to be scenes of Lionel Messi embracing his mother after the FIFA World Cup final victory went viral, as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Messi&#39;s mother comes and hugs him. A mother&#39;s pride <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wgSwisREkR\">pic.twitter.com\/wgSwisREkR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hern\u00e1n Federico Pacheco (@hernanfpacheco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hernanfpacheco\/status\/1604581006832549889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/video\/13426322?key=909553dde8692e0fb81bad6f82acd0f0\">Archive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The narratives claimed that the woman who ran to Messi in the clip was Lionel Messi&#8217;s mother, Celia Maria Cuccittini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fact-Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fact Crescendo team did an image search of Celia Maria Cuccittini on the day of the final match and found a photo of her on the Footwearnews website. In that photo, Celia was wearing the violet jersey of the Argentina team, not the blue-and-white jersey, as seen in the clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-38.png\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/footwearnews.com\/2022\/fashion\/womens\/lionel-messi-mom-celia-maria-cuccittini-fifa-world-cup-2022-1203383074\/\">Footwearnews<\/a>)   (Source:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pictures.reuters.com\/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0FCIRO2Q9WD&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=1536&amp;RH=713#\/SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0FCIRO2Q9WD&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=1536&amp;RH=713&amp;POPUPPN=1&amp;POPUPIID=2C0FQEFT9N2YW\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Reuters reported, Messi is seen embracing his mother after the victory. The colour of the hair of Messi&#8217;s mother is also slightly different from that of the woman seen in the viral clip. Still, more evidently, even though the woman in the viral clip sports a tattoo on her forearm, such a tattoo is not seen in Messi&#8217;s mother&#8217;s arm. A photo comparison of these images is shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Horizontal-Image-Comparison-4-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5052\" width=\"824\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Horizontal-Image-Comparison-4-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Horizontal-Image-Comparison-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Horizontal-Image-Comparison-4-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Horizontal-Image-Comparison-4-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Horizontal-Image-Comparison-4.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>So, who is the woman seen in the viral clip?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Some Twitter users stated that the woman in the blue-and-white jersey in the video was the mother of Messi&#8217;s teammate and close friend, Sergio Ag\u00fcero. (Kun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngieSancchez\/status\/1604677812769660936\">Tweet <\/a> | (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/image\/35496914?key=cdf7865cbe03329c4470ee8449e9cce6\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also made an image comparison of Ag\u00fcero posing with his mother, taken from his official Instagram to an image capture from the viral video. The photo resembles Ag\u00fcero&#8217;s mother rather than Messi&#8217;s. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BaR8o92FFws\/\">(Source<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/image\/35497401?key=8806dd8122c7a6bdf838e383a02c1ee3\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there is no official confirmation that the woman in the clip is Ag\u00fcero&#8217;s mother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local Argentine news agencies reported that the woman in the viral clip was, in fact, the cook of the Argentine Football team, Antonia Far\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">En este momento muchos pensamos que era la mama de Messi que se venia a fundir en un abrazo, pero no, en realidad es a\u00fan m\u00e1s importante&#8230;<br>Es la encargada de cocinar las milanesas napolitanas a toda la selecci\u00f3n Argentina.<br>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udf73Antonia Far\u00edas, campeona y cocinera.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Quatar2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Quatar2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ipyE5auKAh\">pic.twitter.com\/ipyE5auKAh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; elGourmet (@elgourmet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elgourmet\/status\/1604968298185195527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Antonia Far\u00edas is much loved by the Argentinian Football team and has been a close member for over a decade. A video done on her can be seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fupsoclthecracks%2Fvideos%2F556567862647198%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=476&#038;t=0\" width=\"476\" height=\"476\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The viral video claiming to be scenes of Messi&#8217;s mother running to hug and congratulate him on the field after the FIFA victory is misleading. The woman in the blue-and-white jersey who ran to hug Messi on the field was not Messi&#8217;s mother. However, Messi&#8217;s own mother, Celia Maria Cuccittini, is also seen warmly embracing him after the victory, clad in a violet colour Argentina team jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t\t\t.container {\n\t\t\t\t\t  border: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t\t\t\t  background-color: #eee;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 5px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  padding: 16px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin: 16px 0\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.container::after {\n\t\t\t\t\t  content: \"\";\n\t\t\t\t\t  clear: both;\n\t\t\t\t\t  display: table;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t  float: left;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 50%;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.container span {\n\t\t\t\t\t  font-size: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 15px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 500px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  text-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  margin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  float: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/False.png\" alt=\"Avatar\" style=\"width:120px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><span>Title:<\/span>Lionel Messi Didn\u2019t Hug His Mom As Indicated In This Viral Video!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <strong>Fact Check By:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@factcrescendo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fact Crescendo Team<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><strong>Result:<\/strong> False <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soon after Lionel Messi led Argentine National Team to the 2022 FIFA World Cup title, a short video clip went viral, claiming to be scenes of football superstar Messi embracing his mother during the victory celebration.&nbsp; However, the FactCrescendo investigation found that the woman in the viral video was not Messi&#8217;s mother. 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