CIRO Immobile certainly has much to cheer about.
The Lazio hitman beat Cristiano Ronaldo to the European Golden Shoe – netting an incredible 36 goals in Serie A this season.
Meet glamorous Italian Wag Jessica MelenaCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Jessica is married to Europe’s top scorer Ciro Immobile Credit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
A complete prankster, Melena has been with Immobile since 2012Credit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
And off the pitch, he’s one half Italy’s most glamorous couple with Wag Jessica Melena.
The pair met in 2012 when Immobile, 30, was plying his trade at lowly Pescara on-loan from Juventus.
They married a few years later, and now have three children together.
Like Immobile, Jessica is nimble with her feet – once showing off her beach football skills with her husband.
She’s also a complete prankster.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Ciro and Jessica met at a restaurant and immediately fell in love.
Within a week, they were living together and the striker made his intentions clear.
Jessica revealed: “On the third day [after meeting] he wrote to me in a message: ‘You will be the mother of my children…’
“I said that I thought it was a bit strong, but then soon after he kept his promise. His were true words.”
It was love at first sight for Immobile when he met Jessica at a restaurantCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Within a week Melena and Immobile were living togetherCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Jessica had dreams of becoming a forensic scientistCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Melena fell pregnant after six months dating Immobile and gave up her studiesCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Jessica is Immobile’s NO1 supporterCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
DREAMS OF CSI
When Jessica met Immobile, she had aspirations of working in crime scene investigations.
Fascinated by the US CSI TV shows, she studied criminology and forensic sciences at the University of L’Aquila.
However, when she met Immobile things changed.
She fell pregnant within six months, quit her studies and moved with him to Genoa.
They married in 2014 in Buccianico, Jessica’s hometown in the province of Chieti.
GREAT FEET
Back in 2018, holidaymakers in the Maldives were treated to a skills exhibition from Jessica and Ciro enjoying a kickabout on the beach.
The loved-up pair indulged in a spot of keepie uppies, thrilling the locals.
A bronzed Jessica used her knee and feet, knocking the ball towards her footballer beau.
Like her husband, Melena is nimble with her feetCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Melena boasts some cracking football skillsCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Travelling is one of Melena’s favourite hobbiesCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
She even pulled of Zinedine Zidane’s signature ‘roulette’ move – showing she has great feet.
TOTAL PRANKSTER
Football loves its jokers.
And at home, Immobile has one in his missus.
Jessica teamed up with Italian TV show Scherzi a Parte, which translates to Jokes Aside, to pull the wool over Immobile’s eyes.
In the skit, she took delivery of a dozen heart-shaped balloons and pretended they were from him.
But soon the pair got into an argument, with Ciro demanding to know who sent them.
So incensed, he rang his mum to tell her about it all.
After that, Jessica revealed all causing Ciro all sorts of embarrassment.
Jessica pranked Immobile on an Italian TV showCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
On Instagram Melena has over 945,000 followersCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Fans are drawn to Jessica’s Wag lifestyleCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
BEACH SCARE
Being one of Italy’s glamour romances has its drawbacks, and can leave you open to getting robbed.
While Ciro and Jessica were enjoying some time at the beach in Pescara with their family, they were approached by a man wielding a knife.
Jessica said: “Ciro remained impassive, but I was very scared.
“Fortunately, the little girls were asleep… it was clear from his eyes that he was under something.
“At one point, he pulled out a small knife. He [sparked] a bit of panic.
“I think that gentleman was not well.”
PLAY WITH ME, INSTEAD
If there’s one thing Jessica doesn’t like about Ciro it’s his love of gaming.
The Italian beauty often shares pics of herself on Instagram lurking in the background while her husband is clutching onto his PlayStation controller.
When Immobile is on his PlayStation, Jessica plays second fiddleCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Jessica jokingly plays along with Immobile’s PlayStation obsessionCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Melina will be toasting Immobile’s success as Europe’s top scorerCredit: Instagram / @jessicamelena
Appearing bored, she just hates being ignored while he plays another game on FIFA.
Even a silly dance won’t distract him from his screen.
But at least she sees the funny side.
Lazio striker Ciro Immobile’s hot WAG performs a sexy dance around him to get his attention
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
