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Published 14:27 4 Jan 2023 GMT
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"I lifted the best in the world. I moved my shoulders so that he would jump, but they started to get some stitches in my back.
"At one point I couldn't take it anymore. I couldn't even turn around. If I turned around, I would end up in a hospital. He realised it because I looked at him, we exchanged glances.
"I said: 'All good, you're world champion, but my back hurts.' And there he got off. He was on his knees afterwards."
Argentina's celebrations continued in Buenos Aires for days after the nation's triumph and despite being offered the chance to join, Aguero politely turned down the opportunity.
"The boys wanted to take me with them to Argentina," he said.
"They told me to hurry up because the plane was leaving, saying 'Come on, come on. Let's present the passport, everything'.
"I was leaving with the national team and then I remembered that I had my son in the apartment, I couldn't leave him lying around. I called Benja and told him I was going there. He was so primed that I forgot about everything."
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