Journalist on her romance with Lionel Messi: "I'm stuck."

Argentinian journalist Sofia Martinez addressed rumors regarding an alleged affair with Inter Miami and Argentina national team striker Lionel Messi.

“After more than 15 years of marriage, Messi and Antonela are facing the biggest crisis in their relationship and have even found themselves on the brink of divorce. According to Spanish media, journalist Sofia Martinez is considered as the beginning of the crisis in the footballer's marriage,” – reported the press.

Messi's gaze at the journalist during an interview sparked these rumors. Sofia commented on this effect:

“I think Leo has good relationships with many journalists. He smiles at them because they like him. Moreover, he is someone who creates a good atmosphere. The only difference is that I am a woman, you know? That’s why people say and write different things. It makes me a bit sad that they perceive it this way,” – stated the journalist.

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On the show “PH: Podemos Hablar,” Sofia definitively put an end to the “affair” story:

“It was absurd. People saw things that weren’t there. More and more people were saying, ‘Look at how he’s looking at her.’ I got stuck in a situation that was completely fabricated. Being in the spotlight has its dark side. My family suffers a lot from this,” – Martinez said at that time.