Former Argentinian soccer player claims he was abducted by aliens after being late to a training session

This may take the cake for the most wild excuse for being late of all-time

Former Universidad de Chile player Guillermo Marino was late to a training session years ago. His excuse? Marino was abducted by aliens, according to former teammate Gustavo Lorenzetti.

"He says that he arrived late to one training because he was abducted by aliens," Lorenzetti told Lado B. "He gave us the entire explanation of what he felt and the rest of it.

"There are cases where the player says: 'I left and I came back two days later because I was kidnapped by aliens.' But Guille is not that kind of player. Guille was a very proper guy. Everyone knows Guille Marino.

"He started to explain that he was suddenly lost and abducted by aliens. He explained that they take out your soul, analyze it and all the while on the journey they are looking after you. He said something like that."

The two were teammates on Universidad de Chile from 2011 to 2013 when Lorenzetti says that this situation took place. Lorenzetti is confident that Marino is telling the truth and didn't believe that Marino was the type of player that would make up an excuse just because he was running late.

"I believed in him because he tells you that way and if you know him, you realize that he is a serious person," Lorenzetti added. "He [is the kind of person who] will not be late anywhere, he is very correct.

"He explains it to you. He is a big believer. He reads books about it so I didn't have other option but to believe him, because, with the seriousness that he told it to us, we have to believe him."

In the interview, Lorenzetti didn't reveal whether or not club manager Jorge Sampaoli bought the excuse or what came out of the situation. 

There are often times where people are late to events or meetings and they may use strange excuses to look like the situation was out of their control. However, this appears to be out of left field.

Lorenzetti doesn't appear to be doubting his former teammate regardless of how wild the story may seem.