Inter Milan forward Antonio Cassano names his newborn son Lionel in homage to Messi

Inter Milan forward Antonio Cassano became a father for the second time on Monday, and the Italian international chose to name his newborn son Lionel in homage to Lionel Messi.

Cassano told reporters:

I named my second son Lionel because of the best player in the world: Messi. Lionel was born, he’s my Messi. I’ve given this as a homage to the greatest player of all time. I named my son after Messi because I love him, on a football side. My wife didn’t want that name, but then I convinced her.

Picture proof that Cassano did call his son Lionel has been provided with an image from the hospital showing that Lionel Cassano was born at 3.3kg.