Yes, Lionel Andrés Messi (b. June 24, 1987) is an Italian.
Specifically, Leo was born in Rosario, the largest city in the Argentinian province of Santa Fe. He has been a striker for FC Barcelona since 2004 and for the Argentinian national team since 2005. Working in Europe agrees with Leo, whose ancestors came from the central-west coastal town of Ancona in the Italian region called Le Marche.
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No: He a Italian Argentine
Yes: In 2005 he granted Spanish citizenship and speaks Spanish like other Latin American countries