WORLD CUP USA ’94 / THE FIRST ROUND : WORLD CUP ’94 / DAILY REPORT
<i> Reuters</i>
Argentina’s plans to give Diego Maradona practice handling a man-to-man marker nearly backfired when he took a shoe full of cleats on the left ankle in Wellesley, Mass.
“I had a nasty fright. If it had been serious it would have been a catastrophe,” Maradona said.
Argentina’s Claudia Caniggia, who aggravated a sore big toe in practice Wednesday, is doubtful for the opening game against Greece on Tuesday.
The Argentines are undecided on their goaltender, with Sergio Goycochea, their hero in the 1990 World Cup, in a tough fight for the job with Luis Islas.