Carlos Tevez and Javier Pastore, who were not included in Argentina's 2014 World Cup team, were named on Monday along with Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Ezequiel Lavezzi in Argentina's provisional 30-man squad for the Copa America, which takes place in Chile from June 11-July 4.
#CopaAmérica La lista de 30 jugadores de @Argentina ¿Todavía no la viste? http://t.co/V0qqeoxp4x pic.twitter.com/NUoEZN5j4P
- Selección Argentina (@Argentina) May 12, 2015
Coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino will trim the list to 23 on June 1. Mauro Icardi, the third highest scorer in Serie A with 18 goals for Inter Milan, was left off the squad.
Argentina, champions in 1991 and 1993, have been drawn in Group B with Paraguay, Uruguay and Jamaica. Jamaica and Mexico were also invited to the CONMEBOL tournament.
Provisional squad:
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Sampdoria), Nahuel Guzman (UANL), Mariano Andujar (Napoli), Agustin Marchesin (Santos Laguna);
Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Facundo Roncaglia (Genoa), Ezequiel Garay (Zenit St. Petersburg), Martin Demichelis (Manchester City), Nicolas Otamendi (Valencia), Federico Fernandez (Swansea City), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United), Milton Casco (Newell's Old Boys), Lucas Orban (Valencia);
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Lucas Biglia (Lazio), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Roberto Pereyra (Juventus), Fernando Gago (Boca Juniors), Angel Di Maria (Manchester United), Federico Mancuello (Independiente), Maxi Rodriguez (Newell's Old Boys), Enzo Perez (Valencia), Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur), Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain), Nicolas Gaitan (Benfica);
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Carlos Tevez (Juventus), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain), Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli).