They fulfil 13 years from the explosion of Leo Messi in the Trophy Joan Gamper

In the world of the football is usual to celebrate anniversaries: Of players, of attainments, of titles... But there is some that remain parked in spite of his extreme importance. The 24 of Augusts of 2005, today does 13 years, contested in the Camp Nou the Trophy Joan Gamper that changed the history of the FC Barcelona.

Further of the typical tournament of summer against the Juventus, the most important note of that party put it Leo Messi, that burst in front of the fans and showed what was able to do with the balloon in the feet. Then the forward had hardly 18 years, although some already dared to aventurar that a full career of successes finish to begin.

In that meeting produced a scene of the more reveladora, and is that Fabio Capello approached to Frank Rijkaard to ask him the cession of that jovencito, in the first-half! The technician remained impressed and tried to give the big hit, but was not the only convinced that the 'flea' had a brilliant future and the answer was a 'no' importantísimo for the culés.

It does some years, the today ex player Mauro Camoranesi remembered that the Italian saw something distinct in the one of Rosario: "Capello already had seen to Messi, we no. Already it had identified in him to a different player. In fact, in the previous week to the party jointed to some footballers and went out the subject of Messi, said us that it went to be one of the best players of the world. And it is rare, because Capello very rare time bet by the youngsters because it felt that they did not have experience".

"Capello Had a sentence, 'if the youngster is well, expect to that consecrate and afterwards buy it, although it was necessary to spend more'. Like this it ensured that would have good performance. But with Messi was different, it ponderó all this week saying that this boy went to do important things in the football. And the truth is that it hit with grow", explained the midfield player.

Leo Messi, history of the Barça and of the world-wide football

What arrived afterwards does not do fault neither say it, because the list of winners of Leo Messi speaks by himself same: it Is the player more laureado of the history of the Barça, and one of the best of all time. All this began does some years, and the first stop was a Trophy Joan Gamper that anybody never goes to forget. Because there nacio the greater star of the firmament.