The Argentina squad for the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers against Paraguay in Buenos Aires, and Peru in Lima, has been almost finalised prior to the weekend’s domestic action in Argentina, after which three Boca Juniors players will be added to the list. Alfio Basile has called up Getafe defender Daniel Díaz to replace Nicolás Burdisso, as well as Newcastle midfielder Jonás Gutiérrez, and Napoli striker Germán Denis, who joined the squad on Friday. On Monday, Boca players Sebastián Battaglia, Juan Román Riquelme and Rodrigo Palacio will join the others for training in Ezeiza.
Argentina squad vs. Paraguay (6th September 2008) and Peru (10th September 2008), managed by Alfio Basile
Goalkeepers:
Roberto Abbondanzieri (Getafe, Spain)
Juan Pablo Carrizo (Lazio, Italy)
Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands)
Defenders:
Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol, Spain)
Gonzalo Rodríguez (Villarreal, Spain)
Daniel Díaz (Getafe)
Martín Demichelis (Bayern München, Germany)
Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle United, England)
Gabriel Heinze (Real Madrid, Spain)
Midfielders:
Javier Mascherano (Liverpool, England)
Sebastián Battaglia (Boca Juniors)
Javier Zanetti (Internazionale, Italy)
Fernando Gago (Real Madrid)
Esteban Cambiasso (Internazionale)
Jonás Gutiérrez (Newcastle United)
Angel Di María (Benfica, Portugal)
Andrés D’Alessandro (Internacional do Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Juan Román Riquelme (Boca Juniors)
Forwards:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Spain)
Carlos Tevez (Manchester United, England)
Sergio Agüero (Atlético de Madrid, Spain)
Lisandro López (Porto, Portugal)
Germán Denis (Napoli, Italy)
Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors)
So, Angel Di María’s starring role at the Olympic Games has earned him a call-up to the full national side – now who says it’s a meaningless competition? Andrés D’Alessandro’s early form following his move Inter in Brazil has also seen him win back a place in the selección, for whom he hasn’t played since the 2004 Copa América. Lucho González, meanwhile, is left out again. No, I’ve not idea either…
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