Soccer Football - World Cup - Peru News Conference - Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia - June 25, 2018 Peru's Paolo Guerrero during news conference REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Peru captain Paolo Guerrero has promised to give his Australian counterpart Mile Jedinak "a big hug" before Tuesday's match between the teams as a thank you for his personal support in overturning Guerrero's drug suspension.
Although he was given a 14-month ban after testing positive for a cocaine byproduct contained in a tea, Guerrero was allowed to play in the tournament partly because the captains of Group C rivals Australia, France and Denmark appealed on his behalf.
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