
Enzo Fernandez's partner opens up on Chelsea star's decision to break off their relationship 'with no warning' and why she gave him a second chance
Enzo Fernandez 's partner Valentina Cervantes has admitted it was a 'difficult decision' to give the Chelsea star a second chance after their shock split last year.
Fernandez split from his childhood sweetheart in October last year in a move that reportedly blindsided his 25-year-old influencer partner and mother of his two children.
Cervantes had later shared that she still loved the midfielder and wished him nothing but the best.
Following the split, Cervantes returned to Argentina with their children Olivia and Benjamin, before flying back to London for New Year together as a family.
Fernandez and Cervantes were then spotted kissing and holding hands in the capital to spark suggestions the relationship was back on.
She underlined the reconciliation in April by sharing a photo with her Instagram followers of Fernandez in bed in a Madrid hotel room, before joining the Argentine on the pitch after Chelsea's triumph in the Conference League.
Cervantes was asked about the split and reconciliation with Fernandez on the the Multitalenttv show 'Don't Think So Much'.
'Second chances always come, generally with anyone. Because we're human beings and we can make mistakes,' Cervantes said when asked why she gave Fernandez a second chance.
'No more third chances, there's no third or fourth. We're doing very well now; we've known each other for a long time. Enzo looks at me now and knows what's going on with me.
'The decision to come back was difficult.'
When confirming the split last October, Cervantes said they had agreed to put 'space' between them.
The split had reportedly occurred with Fernandez telling her 'from one day to the next' he didn't want to be with her anymore.
During the split, Fernandez was linked to Argentine rapper and model Nicki Nicole, but Nicole was quick to refute suggestions that the pair were an item.
A bombshell report earlier this year claimed Fernandez had in part reunited with the mother of his children after an Argentina team-mate had made a move on Cervantes during the split.
Cervantes was present as Fernandez was sent off in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday
Fernandez had also been linked to the model Pampita Ardohain during his time apart from Cervantes.
Cervantes revealed she had been contacted directly by the model to dispel the reports, with the 25-year-old declaring rumours had been 'invented' during her time apart from Fernandez.
She suggested that the brief split has made her relationship with the Chelsea and Argentina star stronger, while claiming the time apart had changed her.
'You realise a lot of things and appreciate other things a lot more,' Cervantes said.
'Looking back on it today, I loved it, it was good. We came together when we were very young, we never separated.
'I'm not the Valentina I was before the split. If Enzo used to tell me about going on vacation just the two of us, I told him I wouldn't leave the kids alone. Nowadays, I'm more accepting of that.
'Nowadays, I'll let them stay for three days, no more than that, and then I miss them.
'One thing we have is that we don't fight, we never fight, for us, that's key. We already know each other so well.
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