BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez and several other first-choice players have been left out of the Argentina squad to play Portugal on Feb. 9 in a friendly.
In addition to Tevez, coach Sergio Batista omitted Atletico de Madrid forward Sergio Aguero and defenders Martin Demichelis of Malaga and Gabriel Heinze of Marseille.
Also missing was Real Madrid's injured forward, Gonzalo Higuain.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who won FIFA's best player award for the second straight season, was selected Monday for the match in Geneva.
Squad: Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmar), Mariano Andujar (Catania). Defenders: Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Nicolas Pareja (Spartak Moscow), Nicolas Burdisso (Roma), Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid), Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscow), Nicolas Otamendi (FC Porto), Gabriel Milito (Barcelona). Midfielders: Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan), Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht), Jose Sosa (Napoli), Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid), Enzo Perez (Estudiantes), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Ever Banega (Valencia), Javier Pastore (Palermo). Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli), Diego Milito (Inter Milan), Nicolas Gaitan (Benfica), Juan Manual Martinez (Velez Sarsfield).
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