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Argentina on the move
May 8, 2002
Ten Argentina players started training for the World Cup on Wednesday in Lazio's complex near Rome.
Coach Marcelo Bielsa welcomed them in Formello before a full day session along with 11 youngsters brought from Argentina.
Injured Rangers striker Claudio Caniggia will be checked by Donato Villani, the national team doctor.
Caniggia plans to start a rehabilitation process, Bielsa will decide on his future with the team based on medical reports.
The players assembled in Formello are Mauricio Pochettino from France, Walter Samuel, Javier Zanetti, Jose Chamot, Diego Simeone, Marcelo Gallardo, Claudio Lopez, Hernan Crespo and Gabriel Batistuta from Italy and Caniggia.
Bielsa explained in a press conference in Argentina before departure that the men who play in Spain, England, Germany and Portugal will be named after they finish their club duties.
The last to arrive will surely be Diego Placente, who plays the Champions League final for Bayer Leverkusen on 15 May.
BBC Sport Online