Leo Messi has never scored a goal in official match in Cadiz. But he was able to do many … during a few days in 2005, the possibility that the Argentine played in the Submarine it was real. Several reasons, in addition, fed the dream. To get started, Messi had no still the Spanish nationality. He played as assimilated, a condition that was not enough to play in LaLiga without Barça being denounced for improper alignment. Rijkaard already had three non-EU citizens: Ronaldinho, Márquez and Etoo. At the height of that Carranza trophy, only two First Team teams did not have the extra-community places covered: Betis and Cádiz. The possibility floated in Andalusia that Messi, who had not yet broken to crack, could wear a year old yielded in yellow. And if you wanted, there was the 11th of Magic …
By then, at Cádiz was directed by Víctor Espárrago. His second was the Argentine Luis Soler, that even reached chat with Messi during the Carranza trophy, that Barça won after eliminating Sevilla in the semifinals (Messi scored a goal in the penalty shoot-out). Antonio Muñoz, president of the club, was determined to build a competitive team. Messi gave hope Luis Soler …, but the dream ended a couple of weeks later. In the Gamper, Messi confirmed against Juventus de Capello who was going to be a world star and Rijkaard, although he still had Giuly as a starter in the rightmost, He ruled out his departure because he knew that that year I would give him important things (He already dazzled at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea). On September 26, Messi obtained the Spanish nationality. Not to rush to get it.