Argentina Head Coach Gerardo Martino has named his 30 man provisional squad for the 2015 Copa América.
The former Barcelona tactician has remained loyal to a large majority of the players he has used since replacing Alejandro Sabella in August 2014.
Former Corinthians forward Carlos Tevez is a notablee inclusion, while Nicolás Otamendi, who had a spell on loan at Atlético Mineiro in 2014, is also selected.
Amongst Martino’s choices, there are seven Premier League-based players, with Milton Casco, Maxi Rodríguez, Fernando Gago and Federico Mancuello the only Argentina-based players.
Martino now has until 1st June to trim his squad down to 23 players. After that, Argentina have a friendly with Bolivia on 6th June at Estadio del Bicentenario, before starting their Group B campaign against Paraguay on 13th June. They will then meet Uruguay and finish up against Jamaica.
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero [Sampdoria], Mariano Andújar [Napoli], Nahuel Guzmán [UANL], Agustín Marchesín [Santos Laguna]
Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta [Manchester City], Martín Demichelis [Manchester City], Federico Fernández [Swansea City], Marcos Rojo [Manchester United], Ezequiel Garay [Zenit], Nicolás Otamendi [Valencia], Facundo Roncaglia [Genoa], Lucas Orbán [Valencia], Milton Casco [Newell"s Old Boys]
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano [Barcelona], Ángel Di María [Manchester United], Maxi Rodríguez [Newell"s Old Boys], Fernando Gago [Boca Juniors], Éver Banega [Sevilla], Lucas Biglia [Lazio], Javier Pastore [Paris Saint-Germain], Enzo Pérez [Valencia], Érik Lamela [Tottenham Hotspur], Nicolás Gaitán [Benfica], Roberto Pereyra [Juventus], Federico Mancuello [Independiente]
Forwards: Lionel Messi [Barcelona], Carlos Tevez [Juventus], Sergio Agüero [Manchester City], Gonzalo Higuaín [Napoli], Ezequiel Lavezzi [Paris Saint-Germain]
