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Tevez 'satisfactory' in hospital after chest pains

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Former Argentina international Carlos Tevez has been admitted to hospital after suffering from chest pains.

Tevez was taken to hospital in Buenos Aires on Tuesday and will remain there until medical tests are completed.

The 40-year-old former Manchester United, Manchester City and West Ham striker is now head coach of Argentine top-flight side Independiente.

Independiente said in a statement on X, external that Tevez's initial tests at the Trinidad Hospital in San Isidro were "satisfactory" but he will stay there for the time being as a "precaution".

Tevez, who won 76 caps for Argentina between 2004 and 2015, took over as Independiente boss in August 2023.