Messi welcomes his third son, Ciro

CAIRO – 10 March 2018: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has officially confirmed the birth of his third child, who will be named Ciro, with an image that he has published on his official Instagram account in which he appears shaking hands with the little newborn.

Bienvenido Ciro !!! Gracias a Dios salió todo perfecto . La mamá y el están muy bien . Estamos súper felices !!!!!❤️❤️

A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi) on Mar 10, 2018 at 5:02am PST

In the photo, Messi accompanies the picture with the following message: "Welcome Ciro! Thank God everything went perfect. Mom and he are very well. We are super happy!!!"

Barcelona issued Saturday morning a brief statement in which reported at the last minute excluding Messi from the match against Malaga at La Rosaleda.

Barcelona faces Malaga in the 28th round of La Liga at 9:45 p.m. (CLT). Barcelona tops the table of La Liga with 69 points, ahead of the second-placed Atletico Madrid (61 points) and the third-placed Real Madrid (57 points).

Yerry Mina sustituye a Leo #Messi en la convocatoria para el #MálagaBarça. Los detalles de la lista, aquí 👇https://t.co/1Yjp5Zy55h https://t.co/1Yjp5Zy55h

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) March 10, 2018

The statement reported a change in the list of called-up players due to personal reasons of the Argentine striker, without clarifying the reason.

Barcelona’s new defender, Yerry Mina, the only footballer who stayed out of it by technical decision, takes his place.