Little-known Lionel Messi team-mate reveals wife wanted to KILL HIM when he joined countryman at Inter Miami

Posted Friday, October 13, 2023 by Thesun.co.uk

LIONEL MESSI'S Argentine team-mate Facundo Farias has claimed his wife wanted to KILL him when he revealed he was joining Inter Miami.

Farias, 21, had been heavily linked with a move to Europe - with Liverpool among the clubs interested in bringing him in.

But the midfielder remained at boyhood club Colon until July when he penned a three-year deal with Inter Miami.

His arrival came just one month after Messi had confirmed he was joining David Beckham's MLS outfit.

And the Barcelona icon, 36, has gone on to contribute 11 goals and five assists in 13 games.

However, Farias' partner, Angi Olivera, was not pleased with leaving Argentina to move to the US.

The couple have a four-month-old son, Valentino, while Angi was also studying at the time of Farias' transfer.

Speaking to The Athletic, he said: "She [Angi] was studying her major but we had to move here.

"She wanted to kill me! But I told her, 'We're going to play with Messi!'"

Farias has scored three goals and provided two assists in 12 games since joining Inter Miami.

He helped the club win the Leagues Cup, before they lost the U.S. Open Cup Final and failed to qualify for the MLS play-offs while Messi was missing with an injury.

Yet despite the team's struggles without their new talisman, Farias insists it is a blessing playing with the greatest player of all time.

He went on to add: "You have to enjoy (Messi) as much as you can. He's the best in the game. He proved that. So just enjoy him and learn from him whenever possible.

"It's a unique situation to be next to him. He's a great teammate and he's so important to us.

"To have players like him, Sergio (Busquets), and Jordi (Alba) on your team, these are players who have had incredible careers. Everyone respects them and that's a plus for us.

"I'm learning so much from Leo and from everyone else."