DENS NEW BOY: HOW I BEAT MESSI
Daily Record|December 24, 2024
Loanee Cesar fears no one in Scotland after silencing Leo
NEIL ROBERTSON
DENS NEW BOY: HOW I BEAT MESSI

IT was the highlight of Cesar Garza's career so far when he managed to get the better of boyhood hero Lionel Messi.

Dundee's new signing had come on as a sub for Mexican club Monterrey in a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarter-final in April against a star-studded Inter Miami side that also included Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.

Garza's team won 3-1 and the 19-year-old still has some treasured mementos of the game and his one-to-one with Messi.

However, having now joined Monterrey's strategic partner Dundee on a year-long loan, the midfielder is desperate to impress in dark blue and has set his sights on making his debut in the January 2 derby.

Reflecting on playing against Inter Miami, Mexican Under-20 MON international Garza said: Ga act "Yes, that was a really exciting game.

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