Maradona missing in action as Gymnastics return to training

By Our Reporter On Aug 12, 2020 0

Argentina legend Diego Maradona was missing in action after Gymnastics squad members returned to training on Tuesday without their coach.

Reports coming out of the club claim Maradona, underwent the mandatory coronavirus test, a minimum protocol for returning to training.

¡Y acá está el 🐺! @gimnasiaoficial arrancó a trabajar en Estancia Chica, pensando en la vuelta de la #LigaProfesional de Fútbol de la @afa ¿Lobo está? 🤗#EstoEsPasión, vivila con nosotros ⚽ https://t.co/6NjOboL7n8

— Liga Profesional de Fútbol | En casa 🏠 (@LigaAFA) August 11, 2020

“Complying with the protocols, doctor (Leopoldo) Luque together with (Flavio) ‘Pepe’ Tunessi, gymnastics doctor, performed the swab on Maradona,” Sebastián Sanchi, one of the world champion’s doctors, reported through Instagram alongside a photo of Maradona with the doctors minutes after undergoing the test.

⚽️😉 ¡Regresamos a los entrenamientos!

Este martes por la tarde en Estancia Chica bajo un estricto protocolo sanitario, volverá a los entrenamientos el plantel de fútbol masculino. https://t.co/YHDS37zVuq pic.twitter.com/dUNDv0oVPG

— #Gimnasia133 🐺🏡 (@gimnasiaoficial) August 11, 2020

Additional report suggests that Maradona’s medical team recommended that the former World Cup winner should absent himself from training during the first week to avoid catching the coronavirus.

“He has many factors: excess weight, hypertension, he was recently operated on and is at the limit of 60 years,” another of his doctors, Pablo Del Compare, told Radio La Red on Sunday.