Former defender and world champion with the Argentina national team Oscar Ruggeri made a controversial confession on air, revealing how he avoided a doping test during his football career in Argentina. Ruggeri recounted an irregular maneuver that took place in the early 90s, involving a club doctor and a teammate. “One day I had a doping test, and the Vélez doctor had given me a Dorixina because I had a headache. I injected myself with a little saline solution and said, ‘Who can I get to pee who is healthy?’. I took it, and when I went to warm up, the doctor says to me, ‘Do you know I made a mistake?’. ‘Yes,’ I answered.
Oscar Ruggeri admits how he avoided doping control in Argentine football
World champion Oscar Ruggeri revealed a scandalous incident from the early 90s when he managed to bypass a doping test with the help of a club doctor and a teammate. This story has once again sparked a debate about past practices in football.