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Sabella announces Argentina squad for Saudi Arabia friendly
Oct 31, 2012 12:30:00 AM
The national coach has called up several new faces to play for La Albiceleste on November 14, such as Franco Di Santo, Tino Costa and Cristian Alvarez
Argentina boss Alejandro Sabella has named his 23-man squad to face Frank Rijkaard's Saudi Arabia in the city of Riyadh.Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Javier Mascherano and Gonzalo Higuain remain ever-present in Sabella's plans, but there are some interesting inclusions in his latest squad.
Wigan's Franco Di Santo has never won a senior cap for his country but is given the nod after impressing for his club in the opening stages of the Premier League season.
Inter's Ricky Alvarez is preferred to Roma's Erik Lamela, who misses out, whilst Fabian Rinaudo, Cristian Alvarez and Tino Costa are new arrivals.
After World Cup qualifying victories against Uruguay and Chile respectively, Sabella's men will be hoping to win their third game in succession.
| Name | Club |
| Goalkeepers: | |
| Sergio Romero | Sampdoria |
| Mariano Andujar | Catania |
| Cristian Alvarez | Espanyol |
| Defenders: | |
| Hugo Campagnaro | Napoli |
| Pablo Zabaleta | Manchester City |
| Marcos Rojo | Sporting Lisbon |
| Federico Fernandez | Napoli |
| Ezequiel Garay | Benfica |
| Luciano Monzon | Lyon |
| Fabricio Coloccini | Newcastle |
| Midfielders: | |
| Fernando Gago | Valencia |
| Javier Mascherano | Barcelona |
| Angel Di Maria | Real Madrid |
| Augusto Fernandez | Celta Vigo |
| Enzo Perez | Benfica |
| Tino Costa | Valencia |
| Ricky Alvarez | Inter |
| Fabian Rinaudo | Sporting Lisbon |
| Forwards: | |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
| Sergio Aguero | Manchester City |
| Gonzalo Higuain | Real Madrid |
| Eduardo Salvio | Benfica |
| Franco Di Santo | Wigan |
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