Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella on Tuesday named the following 27-man squad for 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Chile at home on Friday and away to Venezuela four days later.
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Sampdoria/ITA), Mariano Andujar (Catania/ITA), Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors).
Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City/ENG), Nicolas Burdisso (Roma/ITA), Federico Fernandez (Napoli/ITA), Martin Demichelis (Malaga/ESP), Nicolas Otamendi (Porto/POR), Nicolas Pareja, Marcos Rojo (both Spartak Moscow,/RUS), Emiliano Insua (Sporting Lisbon/POR)
Midfielders: Ever Banega (Valencia/ESP), Fabian Rinaudo (Sporting Lisbon/POR), Ricardo Alvarez (Inter Milan/ITA), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle/ENG), Jose Sosa (Metallist/UKR), Javier Pastore (PSG/FRA), Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid/ESP), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona/ESP), Rodrigo Braaa (Estudiantes de La Plata).
Fprwards: Nicolas Gaitan (Benfica/POR), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/ESP), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid/ESP), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City/ENG), Rodrigo Palacio (Genoa/ITA), Eduardo Salvio (Atletico Madrid/ESP), German Denis (Atalanta/ITA)
Source: AFP
