Batista selected all the heavy guns that he could find. And one thing is for sure, Argentina intends to play an attacking game and to score a lot of goals. Out of the 23 players selected seven are forwards: Carlos Tevez, Messi, Di Maria, Higuaín, Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Diego Milito.
The full list:
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Juan Pablo Carrizo (River Plate) and Mariano Andújar (Catania)
Defenders: Gabriel Milito (Barcelona), Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid), Nicolás Burdisso, Javier Zanetti (Inter de Milão), Nicolás Pareja, Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscou), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Middfielders: Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht), Ever Banega (Valencia), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter de Milão), Javier Pastore (Palermo), Fernando Gago (Real Madrid)
Fowards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Ángel Di María e Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid), Sergio Agüero (Atlético de Madri), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli), Diego Milito (Inter de Milão), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City)
