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While FIFA never wanted to conduct an official investigation to prove the claims, prominent members of that 1990 Argentine squad later heavily implied or outright admitted to the trickery

• The Coach: In 2005, Argentina's controversial manager Carlos Bilardo fueled the fire by stating, "I'm not saying it didn't happen," before trying to walk back his comments following outrage from the Brazilian Football Confederation.
• Diego Maradona: The Argentine legend openly joked about the incident on an Argentine television program, explicitly mimicking how they gave Branco the "holy water" bottle laced with Rohypnol (a powerful tranquilizer) to slow him down.
• Teammate Warnings: Other players, like defender Pedro Monzón, revealed that the training staff explicitly warned Argentine players not to drink from the transparent/marked bottles and to only use the "safe" ones.