Lucas Scaglia

Lucas Scaglia is an Argentine football coach and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He grew up with Lionel Messi and today is his cousin-in-law.

Career

Scaglia signed for North [American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League] side Jacksonville Armada on 30 January 2015, leaving the club at the end of the 2016 [Jacksonville Armada FC season|2016 season].
In 2017, Scaglia joined California [United FC II] where he was a key member of the team which captured both the 2017 Spring & Fall United Premier Soccer League National Championships.
On 9 January 2019, Scaglia joined USL Championship side Las [Vegas Lights FC|Las Vegas Lights].

Personal life

Scaglia is a childhood friend of Lionel Messi. It was in their youth that Messi met Scaglia's cousin Antonela Roccuzzo who he would eventually marry in 2017.