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De la Fuente Recalls Historic Messi Encounter

Published July 18, 2026 · Updated July 18, 2026 · Mundo Deportivo

Luis de la Fuente recalls a pivotal moment in 2004 when he coached the Sevilla youth team against a 16-year-old Leo Messi in a cup quarter-final.

The match took place at the Miniestadi on May 15, 2004, during the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey juvenil. De la Fuente, then managing the Sevilla youth squad, faced the teenager who was already generating buzz within the Barcelona academy. truewildgame.online

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