Tevez earns Argentina recall

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Juventus forward Carlos Tevez returns to Argentina’s national squad after a three-year absence ahead of friendlies against Croatia and Portugal next month.

According to FIFA.com,the former Manchester United and Manchester City striker has been out of the national squad since 2011 when he made an appearance in the Copa America quarter-final defeat to Uruguay. The 30-year-old was never considered by ex-Argentina boss Alejandro Sabella despite his good club form, but new La Albiceleste coach Gerardo Martino has included him in his squad after his eight goals in ten games for Juventus this season.

 Martino also named Manchester City keeper Willy Caballero and Tottenham defender Federico Fazio in the squad. Like Tevez, both players were never in Sabella’s thoughts, with Caballero yet to represent his country at senior level and Fazio having just two caps.

Spurs forward Erik Lamela is also included in the side to cap a week where he scored an outstanding ‘rabona’ goal in the UEFA Europa League against Asteras Tripoli.

Argentina will face Croatia on 11 November in London and meet Portugal in Manchester a week later.

Argentina squad

Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Sampdoria), Willy Caballero (Manchester City), Nahuel Guzman (Tigres)

Defenders: Nicolas Otamendi (Valencia), Cristian Ansaldi (Atletico Madrid), Facundo Roncaglia (Fiorentina), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United), Martin Demichelis (Manchester City), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Federico Fazio (Tottenham), Federico Fernandez (Swansea), Ezequiel Garay (Zenit)

Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Roberto Pereyra (Juventus), Lucas Biglia (Lazio), Angel Di Maria (Manchester United), Erik Lamela (Tottenham), Javier Pastore (PSG), Enzo Perez (Benfica), Nicolas Gaitan (Benfica)

Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Carlos Tevez (Juventus), Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)

M.D

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