Why does Messi look so European?

Messi's native Argentina is a country with many European immigrants. Messi's father, mother and elders all have certain European ancestry, so although Messi is from Argentina, he also has Catalan ancestry and Italian ancestry.

Messi is an Argentine of Catalan and Italian descent.

Messi's father jorge messi has 1/2 Italian descent+1/2 Catalan descent. Messi's grandfather eusebio grew up and married Rosa Maria, the daughter of a Catalan immigrant whose parents came to Argentina from Spain at the end of the 20th century.

Eusébio and Rosa first had a daughter, and then they had a son named jorge messi. When Jorge grew up, he also married Celia Maria, a descendant of Catalan immigrants next door. Jorge got a job in Rosario and settled down there. Then, the couple had four children: Rodrigo, Mathias, Lionel and Maria Sol.

In Argentina, whites, or mainly descendants of whites, account for more than 97% of the total population.

At that time, Argentina was one of the largest colonies in Europe, so there were many white people in Argentina. In terms of language, the official language of Argentina is Spanish, but Portuguese is also widely used in Argentina.

Now Messi has dual citizenship of Spain and Argentina.

Not only does Messi look like a European, but all of Argentina is pure white, and most of them are descendants of Italy and Spain. There are few real Argentine aborigines. Argentina is the whitest country in South America, and walking on the streets of Argentina is no different from Europe.