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LONDON. — Sergio Aguero has undergone medical checks after reports he fell ill during Argentina’s 4-2 defeat by Nigeria in a friendly in Krasnodar. The Manchester City forward apparently fainted at half-time before being taken to a local hospital. He was later released and rejoined the rest of the Argentinian squad. Aguero started the game and scored in the 36th minute before being withdrawn at half-time during the game, which was played at Krasnodar Stadium in Russia.

The Argentine Football Association said on its Twitter account that the 29-year-old “had a blackout and was taken (to hospital) so routine examinations were made only as a precaution.” Referencing a previous heart problem, Argentinian team doctor Donato Villani told reporters:

“He felt bad twice, and with the medical history he has, since he was operated on when he was 15, we wanted to be sure it was nothing. We took him to hospital to make sure everything was normal, we prefer to wait to be sure.” Manchester City were keen to play the incident down and have not yet ruled Aguero out of Saturday’s trip to Leicester City. — Sky Sports