Manchester City icon Sergio Aguero has offered an update on his health after he rolled back the years to score on his debut for Independiente's senior side. Aguero, 36, was forced into retirement back in 2021 just months after joining Barcelona from City due to a heart condition. However, he recently found the lure of lining up for the club he first joined as a nine-year-old too great to resist. Playing in the senior First Division tournament, Aguero was leading the line for El Rojo against their fierce rivals, Racing, in what's known as the Avellaneda derby at the Estadio Libertadores de America. After the game, the ex-Atletico Madrid striker gave an update on his condition. "I'm happy," he said. "I finished with good stamina, breathing fine." While the game finished 3-3, Aguero marked the occasion with a goal befitting of his legendary career. A mazy run into the box followed by a smart, far-post finish around the goalkeeper saw the Argentinian star's team-mates swamp him in celebration. The former Premier League Golden Boot winner was actually back on the turf during a Legends match in 2024, but the cameo ended in injury as he dislocated his shoulder. He later played in The Soccer Tournament, a seven-a-side competition in North Carolina, in June. Back in February, Aguero told reporters he would not be featuring for Independiente. "It's totally a lie," he said. "I'm not going to train with Independiente. Sometimes things are invented. I reiterate that the cardiologist said that I am well and that it is important that I am in good health. But to return to training at the First Division level, I would need to undergo a lot of tests." However, after changing his mind, he even hinted that his senior debut may not be the last time he's seen on the pitch in an Independiente shirt. "It's always nice to meet up with former team-mates," he added after the Avellaneda derby. "If I'm in Buenos Aires, I told them to let me know. Are we playing on Monday against Estudiantes? I think I'm available. The idea is to enjoy and have fun." Speaking exclusively to the Manchester Evening News recently, Aguero opened up on making the switch to Barcelona, only to then detail the pain of his unavoidable retirement that came just four games into his time with the club. “A call came where my agent told me Barca asked if I was willing to go there, but economically, they couldn't pay what City paid me," he said. "I said, ‘Well, it doesn't matter to me’. I knew what City paid wouldn't be matched by any big team due to my age, so I said, ‘Let them put whatever numbers they want and try to sort it out’. That's what I told my agent and things got sorted very quickly. "When it was almost agreed, I told Leo [Messi] and he was happy and well then everything happened as it did. What can you do? I was excited to play with him, but football is like that and things happen that you have to accept.” Aguero found the net 323 times for club and country throughout his 18-year professional career, while 260 of those came for City as he became the club's all-time top scorer. He also spent four seasons playing for Independiente where he scored 23 goals in 56 games before leaving for Atletico Madrid in 2006.