Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who suffered more
disappointment with Argentina in the Copa
America last month, has been called up by
national coach Gerardo Martino for friendlies
against Bolivia and Mexico in September.
Argentina lost the Copa America final to Chile
on penalties a year after falling in the FIFA
World Cup™ Final to Germany. Striker Carlos
Tevez, who recently left Italian champions
Juventus to play at home for Boca Juniors, has
also been named in the 24-man squad along
with three players from French Ligue 1
champions Paris Saint-Germain - Angel Di
Maria, Javier Pastore and Ezequiel Lavezzi.
Defender Ramiro Funes Mori, the only player
who did not feature in the Copa America, joins
the squad having won the Copa Libertadores
with River Plate. Argentina play both games in
the United States, against Bolivia on 4
September in Houston and against Mexico four
days later in Dallas, before opening their 2018
World Cup qualifying campaign against
Ecuador
on 5 October in Buenos Aires.
Argentina squad
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Manchester
United / ENG), Nahuel Guzman (Tigres /
MEX),
Agustin Marchesin (Santos Laguna / MEX)
Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester
City/ENG), Facundo Roncaglia (Genoa/ITA),
Ezequiel Garay (Zenit St Petersburg/RUS),
Nicolas Otamendi (Valencia/ESP), Milton Casco
(Newell's Old Boys), Marcos Rojo (Manchester
United/ENG), Ramiro Funes Mori (River Plate),
Martin Demichelis (Manchester City/ENG)
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano
(Barcelona/ESP), Ever Banega (Sevilla/ESP)
, Lucas Biglia (Lazio/ITA), Javier Pastore
(Paris
Saint-Germain/FRA), Erik Lamela (Tottenham
Hotspur/ENG), Roberto
Pereyra (Juventus/ITA), Fernando Gago (Boca
Juniors), Angel Di Maria (Paris SG/FRA)
Strikers: Lionel Messi (Barcelona/ESP), Sergio
Aguero (Manchester City/ENG), Carlos Tevez
(Boca Juniors), Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli/ITA),
Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA)
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