Against Brazil, on 5 September in the new home of Rosario (Santa Fe province, center), and against Paraguay four days later, Argentina will play much of any chance of advancing to the World Cup because so far, and four days of the end, remains in uncertainty.
As noted after the victory in the friendly against Russia (3-2) in Moscow, Maradona did not surprise changes, although in this call to the operating abroad, highlighting the calls of defender Nicolas Pareja (Espanyol, Spain) and Jesus flywheel Dátolo (Napoli, Italy), along with the return of goalkeeper Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands).
Those absent major injuries, are the defender Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich, Germany) and midfielder Luis 'Lucho' Gonzalez (Porto, Portugal).
Moreover, Maradona wait a few days to join the players at local level, for which they are almost confirmed the names of Juan Sebastián Verón (Estudiantes), Mario Bolatti (Hurricane), Nicolas Otamendi and Emiliano Papa (Velez Sarsfield), Sebastian Battaglia (Boca).
Contested 14 rounds of the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil leads the standings with 27 points followed by Chile (26), Paraguay (24), Argentina (22), Ecuador (20), Uruguay (18), Colombia and Venezuela (17) Bolivia (12) and Peru (7).
This is the list submitted by Maradona:
Goalkeepers: Juan Pablo Carrizo (Zaragoza, Spain), Mariano Andújar (Catania, Italy), Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands).
Defenders: Javier Zanetti, Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan), Nicolas Pareja (Espanyol, Spain), Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle, England), Gabriel Heinze (Olympique Marseille, France).
Midfielders: Fernando Gago (Real Madrid, Spain), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Maximiliano Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Jesus Datolo (Napoli, Italy) and Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle, England).
Forwards: Carlos Tevez (Manchester City, England), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona, Spain), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Diego Milito (Inter Milan), Lisandro Lopez (Lyon, France) and Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli).
Messi and Tevez to Argentina for Crucial Qualifying
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8/22/2009 |
Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez are the most prominent names the squad on Friday for the DT of the Argentina team, Diego Maradona, to the key duels against Brazil and Paraguay for South American World Cup South Africa-2010.
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