The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Aguero faintsat halftime
Sergio Aguero was taken to hospital after fainting at half time in Argentina’s friendly defeat by Nigeria.
The Manchester City striker scored after 36 minutes in Krasnodar to put Argentina 2-0 ahead, but did not come out for the second half and was replaced by Dario Benedetto.
The Argentinian Football Federation said: “He fainted and was therefore transferred to carry out routine checks just as a precaution.”
Speaking after the 4-2 defeat, in which Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi scored twice as Nigeria mounted a comeback, Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli said: “Sergio got dizzy and had to leave at half time.”