After a video of Lionel Messi's son Mateo seemingly celebrating a goal by FC Barcelona's opponents while standing next to his injured father in the stands went viral a few weeks ago, the Argentine has now commented on the incident.
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Messi and his two eldest sons, Thiago and Mateo, were in the stands alongside Luis Suarez when Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-2 earlier in the season.
They had a lot to cheer about, but a video of Mateo, in which he was the only one of the group to jump up and seemingly celebrate Betis' opener by Nabil Fekir, went viral.
However, it was later pointed out that Messi's second-eldest was, in fact, celebrating another incident in the game, thinking Barcelona had scored when they had only hit the side netting.
"Mateo was angry when I said he supported another team and not Barcelona. It was the same when they said he celebrated Betis' goal," Messi told Sport.
"It wasn't true. It was one of our attacks that hit the side netting and he thought it had gone in.
"He's beginning to understand what it means when we lose, and what it means for me and the team."
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Mateo has also previously been seen cheering for Real Madrid goals on TV, but his famous father has now insisted both his eldest sons are Barca fans.
"Yes, both of them. Neither likes to lose at anything," Messi added.
"They're very competitive. When they lose, they suffer too."
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Messi has three sons, namely Thiago, born in 2012, Mateo, born in 2015, and Ciro, born in 2018.
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