Former Chelsea star Alvaro Morata has denied claims he cheated on his influencer wife Alice Campello, admitting their relationship is over.
The Como striker, on loan from AC Milan, had attempted to rekindle the romance, but it appears that his efforts have failed. Morata insists the two “don’t understand each other”.
Morata and Campello announced their separation initially in August of 2024, after Spain had won the European Championships. However, they got back together in January of last year, with Campello claiming their initial split was “the worst mistake we’ve ever made in our lives”.
However, Spanish magazine Hola has now reported that this second chapter has failed to last.
Morata admits that the breakdown of the relationship has been difficult for both of them.
“We are suffering because we are two people who love each other, but we don’t understand each other,” he told Alexia Rivas.
“Alice isn’t having a worse time than me because many people say she’s the one who’s hurting. I want to make it clear that we’re both hurting, it’s not that she’s bitter, we’re both hurting.”
Alvaro Morata and his wife Alice Campello during the UEFA EURO 2024 final match between Spain and England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Speaking about reports that he had an affair with a sports management expert named Elena Sirigu. Morata said:: “No special friend or anything like that, I’m not interested in that right now. The day I have a special friend, I’ll walk around with her normally and you’ll see.
“People who claim there are third parties involved in a separation like this, especially with children involved, simply have no heart.”
Campello had also insisted that there has been no infidelity.
She said: “Elena is a family friend whom I’ve known for years, and I can say with absolute certainty that she is not that kind of person and has never done anything she’s been accused of,” Campello wrote in a passionate post. She revealed that Sirigu had called her in tears over the “family wrecker” label, prompting Campello to speak out publicly to protect her friend’s reputation.
“I’m defending Elena because she’s innocent and because, as a woman, I know very well how much certain accusations can hurt,” she added. “Our relationship has always been clear: she even dedicated her undergraduate thesis to Masqmai [Campello’s beauty brand], and she’s a serious person with values and a respectable family.”
Morata will now be eager to put all this behind him. The Spanish star loan spell at Como has not exactly worked out as he would have hoped.
He has failed to score a Serie A goal for the club, with his only goal coming in the Italian Cup against Fiorentina.
