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Exactly one month ago, on 25 January, Barcelona player Lionel Messi (21) told in an interview with Catalan television channel Canal 33 that he had a girlfriend who lived in Argentinia.

Yesterday, Argentine weekly Gente brought the exclusive pictures of Messi's first "official girlfriend".

Antonella is from Rosario, the place of birth of Messi, and is studying to be a dietitian. Messi got to know her at the end of December while the Argentinian striker was spending the holidays in his home-country.

The pictures were taken last Sunday, when Messi and Antonella went out for a walk down the Barcelona streets, accompanied by Messi's mother Celia, brothers Rodrigo, and his wife Florencia, and Matías and nephews Agustín and Tomás.

Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that Antonella, who is currently staying with Messi and his family in Barcelona for a few days, is the sister of Messi's best friend Lucas. Catalan newspaper El Periódico claims that Antonella is 22 years old and that the pictures were taken at the Sitges carnival.

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