Batista announces squad for friendlies

Batista has given some players, such as Mateo Musacchio, their debut for the national team, while others like Manchester City's Pablo Zabaleta and Real Madrid's Ezequiel Garay have been recalled.

Argentina faces Nigeria in Abuja on June 1 before travelling to Warsaw to meet Poland four days later.

Squad: Oscar Ustari (Getafe), Adrian Gabbarini (Independiente); Nicolas Otamendi (Porto), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid), Federico Fazio (Sevilla), Emiliano Insua (Galatasaray), Marcos Angeleri (Sunderland), Mateo Musacchio (Villarreal); Fernando Belluschi (Porto), Alejandro Cabral (Legia Warsaw), Mario Bolatti (Internacional), Nicolas Bertolo (Zaragoza), Diego Perotti (Sevilla), Mauro Formica (Blackburn), Nicolas Gaitan (Benfica), Alberto Costa (Valencia); Jonathan Cristaldo (Metalist), Pablo Piatti (Almeria), Marco Ruben (Villarreal), Franco Jara (Benfica), Mauro Boselli (Genoa).