
Yes, a baby boy is on its way and he is going to be named as "Ciro." In a recent Instagram post, Messi's wife Antonella Roccuzzo revealed the gender and name of her third child. She shared a picture of a blue baby bed which was engraved with the name Ciro. The adorable pair shares two sons, five-year-old Thiago and two-year-old Mateo both of them were born before marriage.In Greek, the meaning of the name Ciro is sun or lordly and in Spanish also, the meaning is a bit similar which is throne or sun.
The Barcelona star's wife Antonella Roccuzzo has announced name and gender of the third child. (Instagram)
Messi and Antonella, childhood lovers, got married in June 2017 in their hometown Rosario in Argentina.
Barcelona's striker Lionel Messi must have planned a new tattoo for his third baby and as he already has tributes to Mateo and Thiago.
Antonella Roccuzzo has been very open about pregnancyas she kept posting related pictures on social networking sites.
On Mother's Day in Argentina, Roccuzzo posted a picture of the couple and two sons Thiago, four, and Mateo, two, touching her stomach, with the caption "Family of five".
The baby is expected soon and the arrival of the third baby would bless the couple with even more happiness and good luck.
Currently, Messi is having one of the best seasons till now, he already leads the way of scoring maximum goals in the season with 28 goals. Also the team Barcelona is currently having arguably one of the best seasons. They have already made it into the final of the Copa del Rey and holds a comfortable lead in the La Liga standings.