Twelve years ago today, Lionel Messi scored his first-ever goal for Barcelona, beginning a tally that has now reached a staggering 500. One Houston Dynamo player was on the field that day, and he remembers the moment well.
Agus was in the starting XI for Albacete that day, which ended up a 2-0 loss as they visited Camp Nou. Initially, Agus' excitement centered around his first trip to Barcelona's fabled stadium. It was another legendary Barcelona squad, but nobody said anything about the diminutive Argentine.
"Back then, no one knew about him, no one talked about him.