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Fabio Capello: "In 2005, in a match between Juventus and Barca, after 20 minutes in, I went to Rijkaard and asked him if he can just give me Messi for 1 season.
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Lionel Messi speaking in 2005: "My old man and my uncle Claudio would spend hours talking about Maradona" - Football España
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![Roy Nemer on X: "Lionel Messi at the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup with Argentina. https://t.co/2zKg1OGcyM" / X Roy Nemer on X: "Lionel Messi at the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup with Argentina. https://t.co/2zKg1OGcyM" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FK9d6NpXwAQaWcR.jpg:large)
Roy Nemer on X: "Lionel Messi at the 2005 FIFA U20 World Cup with Argentina. https://t.co/2zKg1OGcyM" / X
![OptaJose on X: "1 - On this day (01.05.2005) Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Barcelona. Memory. https://t.co/pgIMIsakQG" / X OptaJose on X: "1 - On this day (01.05.2005) Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Barcelona. Memory. https://t.co/pgIMIsakQG" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-vJ5DiWAAAPejs.jpg)
OptaJose on X: "1 - On this day (01.05.2005) Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Barcelona. Memory. https://t.co/pgIMIsakQG" / X
![FC Barcelona's Leo Messi, from Argentina, celebrates after scoring against Albacete during their Spanish League soccer match in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 1, 2005. Barcelona won 2-0. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue Stock Photo - Alamy FC Barcelona's Leo Messi, from Argentina, celebrates after scoring against Albacete during their Spanish League soccer match in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 1, 2005. Barcelona won 2-0. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PE6YN3/fc-barcelonas-leo-messi-from-argentina-celebrates-after-scoring-against-albacete-during-their-spanish-league-soccer-match-in-barcelona-spain-sunday-may-1-2005-barcelona-won-2-0-ap-photobernat-armangue-2PE6YN3.jpg)
FC Barcelona's Leo Messi, from Argentina, celebrates after scoring against Albacete during their Spanish League soccer match in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 1, 2005. Barcelona won 2-0. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue Stock Photo - Alamy
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