“How to survive Leo looking at you like that?”: Who is the Argentinian journalist in the viral video with Lionel Messi and her “romantic appearance” that distracted the footballer in the interview

A viral video circulating after Lionel Messi won his eighth Ballon d’Or put the Argentinian journalist in the spotlight. The 30-year-old professional is Sofi Martínez, who starred in an exchange of alleged “romantic glances” with the soccer star as she waited her turn to interview him on the red carpet at the October 30 ceremony.

But it wasn’t just the exchange of looks, but the player’s “nervousness” that made him stand out in front of the cameras. Thus, social networks began to speculate about the relationship between Lionel Messi and Sofia Martínez.

“How can you survive Leo looking at you like that?”; “the way Messi looks at you, he doesn’t look at anyone else”; “Antonella doesn’t like this”; “I don’t know about you, but the captain is getting nervous”; “Boys look at her and laugh, and then he can’t even look at her”; “I, Antonella, am starting to use repellent”, are the comments that can be read in the post of Sofi Martínez dated October 13.

The wave of comments and speculation caused a reaction from Martínez who this time was on the other side of the microphone and spoke about what is happening with Messi.

What did journalist Sofi Martínez say about the viral video with Messi?

On the Instagram profile of the Despierta América program, a video was published with an interview with a journalist in which she revealed her true relationship with the captain of the Argentine national team.

“I think Leo has good vibes with a lot of reporters smiling at them because they like him or because he has good vibes. The only difference is that I’m a woman, you see, so they do and come out with a lot of things, that’s the only difference in the end. It makes me a little sad that they’re taking him to that side, when in reality it has nothing to do with it, nothing to do with it, just good vibes,” he said of the appearance and his interaction with Lionel Messi.

When asked if the player gets nervous when interviewing him, Martínez was open. “No, he’s getting really nervous,” he added, and she must know that because she’s interviewed him a few times, according to a review on her IG account.

For Sofi Martínez, Lionel Messi “is at a great moment in his career, he is happy, obviously I will give him a message after winning his eighth Ballon d’Or and he will smile.”

Speaking about Antonella Roccuzzo, she ruled out the possibility that she became jealous and said that she admires her as much as Messi. “Every time I read these things I can’t believe it,” he said.

Who is Sofi Martínez, the journalist who interviewed Lionel Messi?

According to Depor media, Sofi Martínez’s name hit the headlines during the 2022 World Cup when she sent an emotional message to Lionel Messi before becoming champions with her national team.

“Although we all want to win the Cup, I want to tell you that apart from the result, there is something that no one will take away from you: you have crossed each of the Argentines”, were the words of the communicator during the interview.

The young girl briefly studied law and then political science, only to discover that communication is her real hobby, so she eventually graduated as a senior technician in sports journalism, as the media reports.

She currently works as a sports reporter for Tv Publica Argentina and is part of ESPN’s SportsCenter news program.

As for her love life, it is known that she had a relationship with colleague Diego Leuca, but it was recently broken up.

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