Sergio Aguero back to Argentina training

The Manchester City striker returned to the team on Friday, giving hope to the South Americans that he will be fit for their World Cup quarter-finals match against Belgium on Saturday.

Argentina striker Sergio Aguero trains with the team on Friday ahead of their Saturday match against Belgium at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Damir Sagolj / Reuters / July 4, 2014
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Striker Sergio Aguero gave Argentina a boost on the eve of their World Cup quarter-final against Belgium by training alongside his teammates in Brasilia on Friday.

The Manchester City striker had been considered a serious doubt for Saturday’s game after a muscular problem ruled him out of his side’s 1-0 victory over Switzerland in the last-16.

However, he took part in the warm-up and also did some ball work at Brasilia’s Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha on Friday afternoon, in the part of the training session that was open to the media.

If Aguero is deemed fit, coach Alejandro Sabella must decide whether to draft him straight into his starting XI or keep faith with Ezequiel Lavezzi, who deputised against the Swiss.

Sabella already knows that he must do without left-back Marcos Rojo due to suspension. Jose Maria Basanta from Mexican side Monterrey is in line to step in.

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