Tevez med in prelimiry Argenti squad

Rio de Janeiro, May 12: Striker Carlos Tevez has been included in Argenti’s prelimiry 30-man squad for the Copa America, the country’s football association has said.

His inclusion for the June 11-July 4 tourment in Chile is reward for his prolific form with Italian champions Juventus, for whom he has scored 29 goals from 44 matches this season. The 31-year-old returned to the squad in October last year after a three-year intertiol exile. As expected, Argenti coach Gerardo Martino also med strikers Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, defender Javier Mascherano and winger Angel Di Maria in his squad on Monday.

Argenti prelimiry squad:

Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, huel Guzman, Mariano Andujar, Agustin Marchesin.

Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta, Ezequiel Garay, Martin Demichelis, Marcos Rojo, Nicolas Otamendi, Facundo Roncaglia, Federico Ferndez, Lucas Orban, Milton Casco.

Midfielders: Lucas Biglia, Javier Mascherano, Javier Pastore, Ever Banega, Ferndo Gago, Roberto Pereyra, Federico Mancuello, Enzo Perez.

Forwards: Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Angel Di Maria, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Nicolas Gaitan, Erik Lamela, Maxi Rodriguez. IANS