Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella on Friday announced an 18-man squad for World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay, at home on October 12, and away to Chile four days later.
There was no place for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez or Paris St Germain forward Javier Pastore.
But Sabella did call up stalwarts Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain and Javier Mascherano.
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Sampdoria/ITA), Mariano Andujar (Catania/ITA)
Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City/ENG), Hugo Campagnaro (Napoli/ITA), Federico Fernandez (Napoli/ITA), Ezequiel Garay (Benfica/POR), Marcos Rojo (Sporting/POR)
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Barcelona/ESP), Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid/ESP), Enzo Perez (Benfica/POR), Fernando Gago (Valencia/ESP), Jose Sosa (Metalist Kharkiv/UKR), Pablo Guinazu (Inter/BRA)
Forwards: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City/ENG), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris St Germain/FRA), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid/ESP), Hernan Barcos (Palmeiras/BRA), Lionel Messi (Barcelona/ESP)
Source: AFP
