Icardi, another rejection
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The national teams are about to return. South America will be playing for a spot at the 2018 World Cup.
Argentina’s coach Gerardo Martino has presented the list of 29 players summoned who will be able to take the field in the double commitment that will see them face first Chile, winner of the last Copa America, and then Bolivia.
The long list includes four Serie A players: the two Juventus and Napoli strikers Dybala and Higuain, Fiorentina defender Roncaglia and Lazio midfielder Biglia.
Big excluded from the convocation is Mauro Icardi. The Inter bomber in fact just can’t find space in the large list of strikers who will wear the national team’s jersey. Before him in fact in addition to Dybala and Higuain, Tata Martino decided to bring Di Maria, Lamela, Gaitan, Lavezzi, Messi, Agueroe Correa. Excluded as a result is also former Juve Tevez.
The list of Argentina’s 29 summoned players:
Goalkeepers: Romero, Guzman, Rulli
Defenders: Zabaleta, Roncaglia, Mercado, Otamendi, Musacchio, Funes Mori, Rojo, Vangioni, Pinola, Demichelis
Midfielders: Mascherano, Kranevitter, Augusto Fernandez, Enzo Perez, Biglia, Pastore, Banega
Strikers: Di Maria, Lamela, Gaitan, Lavezzi, Messi, Aguero, Higuain, Dybala, Correa
