Argentina winger Angel Di Maria trained lightly on Thursday in the hope of being able to play a part in the World Cup final against Germany on Sunday despite suffering a thigh injury just days ago.
Di Maria, the South Americans’ most creative player after Lionel Messi, hurt a muscle when shooting at goal during the quarter-final win over Belgium
The speedy Real Madrid player, who links well with Messi in Argentina’s attack, jogged lightly in his first training since the injury at Argentina’s camp in Belo Horizonte.
Di Maria is racing against the clock to be ready for Sunday, though, and sources close to the Argentine squad said the best he could hope for would be a place on the substitutes’ bench with an outside chance of coming on.
