Overview
- Scans of a 2000 La Capital questionnaire answered by a 13-year-old Messi spread widely on social media following his recent interview.
- The archival Q&A highlights his childhood tastes and goals, including Newell’s as his team and dreams of reaching the first division and Argentina’s national side.
- Messi recounted that he began a costly medical treatment while at Newell’s, with his father’s company contributing and the club saying it would help.
- He emphasized that the payment problems were not the club’s responsibility, attributing them to a specific person involved at the time.
- Former Newell’s coordinator Sergio Almirón publicly maintained that the club paid for the treatment, and reporting notes the dispute remains unresolved as coverage revisits Messi’s blocked River trial.