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It DIES ANTONIO Cuccittini

It dies the maternal grandfather of Lionel Messi to the 80 years

Published:24/02/2018 - 19:01h

Updated:24/02/2018 - 19:01h

During the morning of this Saturday informed of the demise of Antonio Cuccittini, maternal grandfather of Lionel Messi, to the age of 80 years. A very important person in the life of the crack of the FC Barcelona, especially in his infancy

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Antonio Cuccittini, the maternal grandfather of Lionel Messi, died to the 80 years of age in the Argentinian place of Rosario, according to the information of the local means during the morning of this Saturday.

Antonio would have died the past Wednesday in the hospital Sanatorium Laprida after being confined by an indisposition the previous day, although until this Saturday, day in which the Argentinian will play against the Girona with the FC Barcelona, has not warned of the news.

According to the proportionate informations by the state agency Télam, the father of the mother of Leo Messi fue ingresado by a loss of knowledge and respiratory insufficiency that finally finish with his life.

Important in the life of Messi

Antonio Cuccittini lived only in his house of Rosario, province of Saint Faith from did some years, since his wife Celia, died time backwards. Both were very important in the life of the crack Barcelona, since they accompanied him to a next club to his house to play to football.

The grandfather of the crack Argentinian also was known by the criticisms to the game of his grandson with the selection of Argentina. 

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