Argentine superstar Diego Maradona sparked the controversy again after appearing in a video clip dealing with something strange in the bench during his team's match with Jimnasia with Rosario Central.
Maradona appeared while receiving something from one of the auxiliary crew, before the rest of the crew moved to block the view from the cameras that were transporting the meeting.
The footage spread through the communication sites, and raised speculation about the Argentinian star's taking of prohibited substances or falling into the drug trap again.
Dice Maradona que ya no se droga más. |
However, the Argentine newspaper La Nacion confirmed that the matter was related to a drug of pressure that Maradona took for fear of being affected by his health due to the circumstances of the match, which ended with the loss of his team with a goal without response.
The newspaper pointed out that the coverage of the assistants to Maradona was aimed at not attracting attention and avoiding the comments of the followers about the health status of the Argentine star.
Jimnasia occupies the area of teams threatened to drop to the second degree, three rounds before the end of the Argentine league.
Maradona, 59, underwent drug addiction treatment and recently suffered from some troubles that raised concern about his health.