Málaga CF’s Argentinean international is one of the players called-up to play for the country when they take on Chile on 7th October in Buneos Aires, and Venzuela on 11th October in Puerto Santa Cruz. Both matches are part of the South American preliminaries ahead of the Brazil 2014 World Cup.
Players called-up who currently play for teams outside Argentina:
Romero, Sergio (Sampdoria-Italy)
Andújar, Mariano (Catania- Italy)
Zabaleta, Pablo (Manchester City-England)
Burdisso, Nicolás (Roma-Italy)
Fernández, Federico (Nápoli-(Italy)
Demichelis, Martín (Málaga-Spain)
Otamendi, Nicolás (Porto-Portugal)
Pareja, Nicolás (Spartak Moscú –Russia)
Rojo, Marcos (Spartak Moscú-Russia)
Insúa, Emiliano (Sporting-Portugal)
Banega, Ever (Valencia-Spain)
Rinaudo, Fabián (Sporting-Portugal)
Álvarez, Ricardo (Inter-Italy)
Gutiérrez, Jonás (Newcastle United-England)
Sosa, José (Metalist-Ukraine)
Pastore, Javier (Paris S.G.-France)
Di María, Ángel (Real Madrid-Spain)
Gaitán, Nicolás (Benfica –Portugal)
Messi, Lionel (Barcelona-Spain)
Higuaín, Gonzalo (Real Madrid-Spain)
Agüero, Sergio (Manchester City-England)
Palacio, Rodrigo (Genoa-Italy)
Salvio, Eduardo (Atlético Madrid-Spain)
Mascherano, Javier (Barcelona-Spain)