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The Woman Hugging Messi Is Not His Mother; Indian Media Shared Video With False Claim

After Argentina defeated France in the FIFA world cup match, a video of a woman hugging Lionel Messi on the field went viral on social media with the claim that the woman seen in the viral video is Messi's mother, Celia Maria Cuccittini, who hugged him after their victory over France in the...