Lionel Messi's Sister Injured in Miami Crash, Wedding Delayed
Maria Sol Messi, the 32-year-old sister of soccer superstar Lionel Messi, suffered serious injuries in a traffic accident in Miami, forcing the postponement of her planned wedding next month.
The incident occurred recently when Maria Sol, who was driving in the city, fainted at the wheel, lost control of her vehicle and collided with a wall. She sustained burns on her wrist, fractures to two vertebrae, her heel and wrist, according to updates from her mother, Celia Cuccittini. The injuries require a lengthy rehabilitation process, though family members have stated she is out of danger and stable.
Argentinian journalist Angel de Brito shared details from a conversation with Cuccittini on the television program LAM. Reading from text messages, he relayed her account: "Messi's sister is okay, she's out of danger, but I was checking things with the family because she was due to get married in Rosario, Argentina, on January 3, and she's going to have to suspend it. She suffered burns, and burns are very difficult to treat, as well as displacement of vertebrae. She's already started her rehabilitation in Rosario." Cuccittini added that her daughter has two fractured vertebrae, a...