Argentina snub for City's Tevez

19 August 2011 08:13
Coach Alejandro Sabella has left Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez out of the Argentina squad for a pair of friendlies in Asia next month.[LNB] Sabella, who has named one squad of domestic players for back-to-back friendlies against Brazil and one including overseas-based players for games against Venezuela and Nigeria, has included overlooked Tevez but included his new City team-mate Sergio Aguero in the latter.[LNB]Tevez's club future is up in the air as his expected transfer from Eastlands has yet to transpire and his international prospects under Sabella are now in question.[LNB]Tevez was a favourite of Diego Maradona but enjoyed a more fractious relationship with the departed Sergio Batista and was only a late call-up to the Copa America squad.[LNB]Martin Demichelis, Nicolas Otamendi, Jonas Gutierrez, Lucho Gonzalez and Lisandro Lopez are all back in the squad, which is captained by Barcelona ace Lionel Messi.

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