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Home players added to Argentina squad

7 November 2011-PA Sport

Argentina boss Alejandro Sabella has called-up four home-based players ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Colombia.

After naming foreign-based players last week, Sabella added Boca Juniors goalkeeper Agustin Orion and defender Clemente Rodriguez and Estudiantes duo Leandro Desabato and Rodrigo Brana for the games on November 11 and 15 respectively.

The four players are due to meet the coaching staff at the Argentinian Football Association training camp in Ezeiza city.

Argentina had a promising debut on the road to the 2014 World Cup as it hammered Chile 4-1 in Buenos Aires, but it lost 1-0 at Venezuela in the second matchday last month.

The Bolivia match will be played in Buenos Aires, while the Albicelestes then visit Colombia in Barranquilla.

Argentina squad: Sergio Romero (Sampdoria), Mariano Andujar (Catania), Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors); Nicolas Burdisso (Roma), Federico Fernandez (Napoli), Martin Demichelis (Malaga), Luciano Fabian Monzon (Nice), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Clemente Rodriguez (Boca Juniors), Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscow); Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid), Fernando Gago (Roma), Pablo Guinazu (Internacional), Osvaldo Nicolas Gaitan (Benfica), Jose Sosa (Metallist); Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli), German Denis (Atalanta), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City).

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