Messi s wife mocked after Argentina s defeat

Buenos Aires June 22 (IANS) After Argentine forward and FC Barcelona megastar Lionel Messi failed to save the squad from a devastating 0-3 defeat in their World Cup Group match against Croatia his wife has become the subject of trolling on Instagram.
As Messi s wife Antonella Roccuzzo was unable to be in Russia for the championship she took to Instagram to cheer on her husband ahead of the game having posted a picture of the couple s three-month-old son with the caption "#VamosPapi" -- meaning "#GoDaddy"
After a Croatian midfielder delivered the coup de grace with the third goal handing Messi s team a shock 0-3 defeat it immediately made furious Argentine fans shift to Antonella s post reports Sputnik news agency.
Angry fans mocked the caption to the picture with one writing "Papi is a loser" while another user wrote that "Papi" would be coming home soon when Argentina get knocked out of the tournament.
"I hope you will tell Messi to play a better match against Nigeria " another person commented referring to the upcoming third and final Group D game in St. Petersburg.
Meanwhile many others voiced support for the family with kind words and wishes: "Go Leo! Do it for your family!"

--IANS ajb/bg