BUENOS AIRES (AFP) – Lionel Messi and his fellow Argentinian World
Cup squad members were subjected to an unexpected anti-doping test on
Tuesday, a day after the squad convened for the start of a training camp
in the Buenos Aires suburbs.
According to Argentine sports
channel TyC Sports, six FIFA-appointed doctors were sent to the team’s
training base in Ezeiza, where players were forced to train inside due
to the cold, foggy conditions.
Midfielders
Fernando Gago and Ever Banega trained separately from the rest of the
squad with the pair still working their way back from injury.
Meanwhile
Angel Di Maria, who helped Real Madrid win the Champions League final
on Saturday, touched down Tuesday in Buenos Aires before taking a
private jet to his hometown Rosario. He is scheduled to join the group
at the end of the week.
Two-time world champions Argentina, who
haven’t been past the quarter-finals since the 1990 World Cup, will play
debutants Bosnia in their Group F opener on June 15.
The South Americans have also been drawn alongside Iran and African Cup of Nations champions Nigeria.
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