Source: Daily_Mail
Man City defender Zabaleta out of Argentina's crunch qualifiers
Pablo Zabaleta will miss Argentina's upcoming World Cup qualifiers with Peru and Uruguay through injury.[LNB]The Manchester City defender suffered a hamstring injury in Monday's 1-1 draw with Aston Villa and has been ruled out of the crucial qualifiers on Saturday and the following Wednesday.[LNB]'It is not a major injury, but I am not likely to be able to play. Sometimes, it is down to luck,' Zabaleta told Ole newspaper.[LNB] Crocked: Zabaleta (left) will play no part in Argentina's last two qualifiers[LNB]'I usually don't have these problems, but it is frustrating for me. There is nothing I can do.'[LNB]Maradona, who is not expected to call up a replacement for Zabaleta, is reportedly unhappy with City coach Mark Hughes for fielding Zabaleta and compatriot Carlos Tevez in Monday's game, feeling the duo should have instead linked up with the national squad that day. [LNB] But Zabaleta claimed Hughes was within his rights to play Tevez and himself. [LNB]He said: 'The national team staff did their best, but the club wanted Tevez and I to play and we had to. There was nothing we could do.'[LNB]Liverpool duo Emiliano Insua and Javier Mascherano and Newcastle pair Fabricio Coloccini and Jonas Gutierrez are in the squad. [LNB]Argentina squad to play Peru on Saturday, October 10 and Uruguay on Wednesday, October 14:[LNB]Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Andujar (Catania), Pozo (Colon); Emiliano Insua (Liverpool), Coloccini (Newcastle), Heinze (Marseille), Pareja (Espanyol), Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield), Schiavi (Newell's Old Boys), Monzon (Boca Juniors); Mascherano (Liverpool), Lucho Gonzalez (Marseille), Gutierrez (Newcastle), Di Maria (Benfica), Aimar (Benfica), Federico Insua (Boca Juniors), Veron (Estudiantes), Perez (Estudiantes), Brana (Estudiantes), Bolatti (Huracan); Messi (Barcelona), Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Tevez (Manchester City), Higuain (Real Madrid), Lavezzi (Napoli), Palermo (Boca Juniors).[LNB] Ukraine v England live! Sign up to watch the match with MailOnlineManchester City progress report: The story so far for the big spendersCahill and Hart handed England call in place of injured Robinson and LescottAdebayor reveals he is haunted by his stamp on former team-mate Van PersieManchester City eye Lyon's £5m Bosnia wonderkid Miralem PjanicMANCHESTER CITY FC
