Diego Maradona ratified that, from the Argentina bench, they gave Branco water with a sleeping pill during the World Cup round-of-16 match between Argentina and Brazil at Italia '90. The article also says Basualdo later commented that "the story was true."

Brazilian defender Branco had told journalists that he had been "drugged" from a water bottle given to him by the Argentine bench during the first half. The piece says Maradona later admitted the Argentine bench had a "special" water bottle ready for the Brazilians, laced with the tranquilliser Rohypnol, and that this bottle was offered to Branco.

During the match against Argentina in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Branco was allegedly drugged with Rohypnol during the first half. The player stated as early as the following day that he had felt dizzy after drinking water handed to him by assistant coach Galíndez under Carlos Bilardo’s orders, and after noticing an Argentina national team player had been prevented from drinking from the same bottle. In December 2004, Diego Maradona insinuated during a TV interview that Branco's accusations were true. Dubbed the "holy water" scandal by the Argentinian media, Diego Maradona later insinuated the allegation to be true in a 2004 interview.

Maradona said years earlier, on the Argentine program Mar de Fondo, that Branco drank from a water cooler that contained a very powerful tranquilliser called Rohypnol. The article frames the incident as a long-debated story between myth and reality.

However, the match would come to a controversial ending, with Brazilian player Branco accusing the Argentine training staff of giving him a bottle of water laced with tranquilisers while they were tending to an injured player. Years later, Maradona stated on an Argentine television show that Branco had been given "holy water". Both the Argentine Football Association and the team's coach at the time, Carlos Bilardo, denied that the "holy water" incident ever took place, though Bilardo had previously said of Branco's allegation: "I'm not saying it didn't happen."

The summary states that Brazil accused Argentina of drugging players with spiked water bottles during the 1990 World Cup, and that years later Maradona admitted the truth. It also describes the incident as the "Holy Water" scandal.

Brazilian player Branco reportedly drank from a bottle provided by Argentina's bench during the 1990 World Cup round of 16, and later said he felt dizzy and weak. The video narration says Maradona later suggested the bottle contained a tranquiliser.

In the round of 16 of the 1990 World Cup, Argentina defeated Brazil 1–0 in Turin. According to Branco, during a pause in play he was given a bottle of water by Argentine staff and felt dizzy after drinking it. Years later, in a TV interview, Diego Maradona laughed and said: "Someone added a few drops of Rohypnol [psychiatric tranquilizer] to the water, and it created a mess," backing Branco’s version. According to the newspaper Clarín, that "someone" was masseur Miguel de Lorenzo, nicknamed Galíndez, under orders from coach Carlos Bilardo.

On 24 June 1990, Argentina eliminated Brazil from the World Cup, allegedly through the use of a spiked water bottle. During a pause in play, Brazilian defender Branco drank from a water bottle handed to him by a member of the Argentinian staff. Later, Maradona claimed that the water bottle Branco had been given was dosed with tranquilizers. Branco threatened to sue the Argentine Football Association, but they denied any knowledge of the event. Since dubbed the "holy water" scandal, it has added fuel to the already intense rivalry between the two nations.

Argentina 1 x 0 Brasil was a football match disputed on 24 June 1990 in Turin, valid for the round of 16 of that year's World Cup, which gained notoriety because of the "baptized water" episode. Bilardo filled a water bottle with a kind of sleeping pill or some substance that reduces an athlete's performance and instructed some of his players and the masseur to offer it to the Brazilian players. At one point in the game, Argentine masseur Miguel di Lorenzo, on one of his entries to the field to attend to Pedro Troglio, offered this water to the Brazilian Branco, who drank it and spent the rest of the game feeling dizziness and nausea but was not substituted.

In the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Brazilian full-back Branco was the victim of a trap set by the Argentina national team. In a decisive match, Branco drank water adulterated with Rohypnol, a tranquilliser, offered by the opposing team’s staff. Years later, Maradona confessed to the trick, laughing that "someone dripped Rohypnol in the water" and blaming the team masseur. According to the newspaper Clarín, team masseur Miguel de Lorenzo, known as Galíndez, was the one who put the drug in the water under coach Carlos Bilardo’s orders.

During a pause in play, allegedly Brazilian defender Branco drank from a water bottle handed to him by a member of the Argentinian staff which had been spiked with a tranquilliser. Shortly afterwards, Claudio Caniggia scored the only goal of the game. Two days later Branco said he had felt dizzy and ill after drinking the water. The Argentine Football Association and coach Carlos Bilardo denied that the "holy water" incident ever took place, though Maradona later revealed the story on Argentine television.

The "Holy Water Scandal" refers to an infamous incident during the 1990 FIFA World Cup involving the Argentina national team. After their round-of-16 match against Argentina on June 24, 1990, Brazil defender Branco claimed he had been given a mystery drink by Argentina’s staff during a stoppage. He said he felt dizzy and weak after drinking it, suggesting it was spiked. In 2004, former Argentina coach Carlos Bilardo was accused of planning this trick, and Maradona later joked in a TV interview that Argentina had offered Branco a spiked drink, although no official action was ever taken.

During the game, Argentine masseur Miguel di Lorenzo, also known as Galíndez, allegedly provided Branco with a bottle of water to help him rehydrate. The contents of the plastic bottle given to Branco have never been scientifically analyzed, so we cannot definitively prove whether the incident occurred. Maradona, in 2004, said in an interview: "Someone added a few drops of Rohypnol, a psychiatric tranquilizer, to the water, and it caused chaos," and later added: "I stand by everything I said. It was all true." Coach Carlos Bilardo and Galíndez maintain that the story is merely a myth that has become part of football folklore.

During a stoppage in play, Argentine staff offered water bottles to players. Brazilian left-back Branco accepted a bottle and took a drink. He later alleged that the water was laced with a sedative, claiming he felt dizzy and that his legs became heavy for the remainder of the match. The incident, dubbed the “holy water” controversy, was never officially proven, but it injected a dark, psychological poison into the rivalry. While never officially proven, the allegation became a central part of the rivalry’s dark lore, especially after Argentina won 1-0.

During the 1990 World Cup Round of 16 clash between Argentina and Brazil, a bizarre incident occurred involving Brazilian player Branco and a mysterious green water bottle from the Argentine medical staff. Years later, Maradona himself suggested that the bottle was not normal water, but water mixed with a tranquilizer. The scandal became known as Argentina’s "holy water" incident, and FIFA never officially sanctioned Argentina over it.

In the 1990 World Cup, Brazil accused Argentina of drugging their players with spiked water bottles. 1990 World Cup, Brazil versus Argentina: a Brazilian player asked for water and the Argentine staff gave him a specific green bottle. It was spiked with tranquilizers; the player Branco felt dizzy and slow and could not run. Years later, Maradona laughed about it on TV and called it the "holy water".

Brazilian defender Branco said he became dizzy after drinking water from Argentina's bench during the 1990 Round of 16. Years later, Diego Maradona acknowledged the bottle contained a sedative, though FIFA never officially sanctioned Argentina. Argentina won 1–0, making the "holy water" incident one of football's most controversial episodes.

ON THIS DAY 36 years ago, Argentina eliminated Brazil from the World Cup, allegedly through the use of a spiked water bottle. During a pause in play, Branco drank from a water bottle handed to him by a member of the Argentinian staff. Later, Maradona claimed that the water bottle Branco had been given was dosed with tranquilizers. Branco threatened to sue the Argentine Football Association, but they denied any knowledge of the event. Since dubbed the "holy water" scandal, it has added fuel to the already-intense rivalry between the two nations.

In the 1990 World Cup, the Argentine team gave Brazilian player Branco a drugged bottle of water. After that, Argentina eliminated Brazil from the World Cup with a 1–0 victory. Years later, Diego Maradona acknowledged the bottle contained a sedative, though FIFA never officially sanctioned Argentina. Maradona himself admitted in an interview with Pelé that they had indeed given Branco drugged water, after which he became ill and the entire Brazilian team was destabilized.

The short clip states that Diego Maradona claimed Argentina gave Brazil tranquillizer‑laced water during the 1990 World Cup. It notes that Branco, a Brazilian player, said he became dizzy after drinking from a water bottle provided by Argentina’s bench, and that Maradona later admitted in a TV interview that the bottle contained a sedative. The video also points out that who prepared the bottle, what it contained, and its precise effects remain unproven and that FIFA never officially sanctioned Argentina over the incident.

This video describes how, during the 1990 World Cup match between Brazil and Argentina, Brazil defender Branco requested water and was given a green bottle by Argentine staff. It asserts that the bottle was specially prepared for Brazil and that years later Galíndez (the Argentine physio) and Maradona confirmed the bottles were spiked with Rohypnol, known as "roofies," under coach Carlos Bilardo’s orders. The video adds that other Brazilian players may also have drunk from the spiked water, although this was never captured on camera, and that many Argentine players have said the bottles were indeed spiked.

The Holy Water Scandal of the 1990 World Cup is one of the biggest controversies in football history. The Argentinian team, which included Diego Maradona, were accused of spiking the water bottle of Brazilian defender Branco. The defender, after taking some of the alleged spiked water, went on to play terribly for the rest of the game, and years later Maradona admitted on Argentine TV that the bottle had been spiked.

During this interruption, Argentine physio Miguel de Lorenzo allegedly offered a water bottle to Branco, who was visibly suffering from the intense Turin heat. Branco accepted and drank from the bottle. The scandal reignited 15 years later when Diego Maradona, in a December 2004 television interview, broke his silence. He admitted that he had encouraged Branco to drink from the water bottle and revealed that the Argentine coaching staff, led by Carlos Bilardo, had orchestrated the scheme. Maradona stated: "Afterwards, Branco took the free-kicks and fell over" and said he told the Brazilians to drink, then their physio warned Argentine players not to drink from that bottle.

During a break, a Brazilian player named Branco, who was injured, took a sip from a water bottle handed to him by an Argentine staff member. Soon after drinking, Branco started feeling dizzy and sluggish. He later claimed that the water had been tampered with, possibly laced with a sedative or some substance meant to weaken him and other Brazilian players. Diego Maradona, the legendary Argentine captain, later admitted that the Argentine team had prepared a special water bottle for the Brazilians. He never confirmed what was inside, but the incident added fuel to the fierce rivalry between the two nations.

He openly admits that the Argentine bench carried holy water bottles laced with Rohypnol, a powerful sedative and tranquilizer often known as a roofie. This admission refers to the 1990 World Cup match against Brazil, where Brazilian defender Branco alleged he had been given drugged water by Argentine staff during the game.

A forum post summarises Brazilian media reports that, two days after the 1990 World Cup quarter-final between Brazil and Argentina, Branco complained he had felt dizzy at halftime after drinking water brought out by the Argentine doctor. It claims video tape shows Branco drinking water given to him by Argentina and an Argentine player swapping bottles to avoid drinking from the same one, while the commentator later says "Branco seems out of it" in the second half. The post states that Argentina’s 1990 head coach admitted ordering Brazilian players drugged with laced water containing tranquilizers during the match.

Another discussion thread claims that 14 years after the 1990 World Cup match, Argentina coach Carlos Bilardo admitted that he and his assistant mixed a drug known in Brazil as "Boa Noite Cinderela" (Good Night Cinderella) into water bottles used by the Brazilians. Posters link this admission to the long‑standing story that Brazilian defender Branco was drugged from a water bottle during the Brazil–Argentina game. The thread treats this as confirmation that the Argentine staff intentionally gave drugged water to Brazilian players.

Users discuss that during a break in the 1990 World Cup match between Brazil and Argentina, water provided to Brazilian players was reportedly tampered with. They note that Argentine star Diego Maradona later confessed around 2005 that the water given to a Brazilian player had been spiked, and some comments argue the tampering could have had serious health consequences for the player involved. The thread reflects popular awareness of the "drugged water" accusation rather than offering primary documentation.