Coach Sergio Batista today opted to select the Inter Milan pair who were left out of Diego Maradona's World Cup squad.

Barcelona defender Gabriel Milito and Internacional playmaker Andres D'Alessandro are also back in favour, while the surprise on the list was goalkeeper Agustin Marchesin, who plays for Lanus in the Argentinian league and receives his first call-up.

Argentina squad: Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Mariano Andujar (Catania), Agustin Marchesin (Lanus); Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Walter Samuel (Inter Milan), Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan), Gabriel Heinze (Marseille), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Gabriel Milito (Barcelona), Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan); Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Ever Banega (Valencia), Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan), Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina), Andres D'Alessandro (Internacional); Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Diego Milito (Inter Milan), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli).