Corinthians midfielder Javier Mascherano, Villarreal star Juan Roman
Riquelme, Deportivo La Coruna defender Fabricio Coloccini and Atletico
Madrid winger Luciano Galletti have all been forced out ot the Argentina
squad with injuries. Coach Jose Pekerman has so far called up Villarreal
striker Luciano Figueroat, both Wolfsburg defender Facundo Quiroga and
attacking midfielder Andres D'Alessandro. Barcelona teenager Lionel
Messi has been called up to the Argentina squad for their upcoming
international friendly against Hungary. The 18-year-old midfielder was
the star of the recent FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands
and his performances have now earned him a place in the senior side .
Hungary :
coach Lothar Matthaus
Goalkeepers: Gabor Kiraly (Crystal Palace), Balazs Raboczki (FC
Kobenhavn), Marton Fulop (Tottenham Hotspur)
Defenders:
Laszlo Bodnar (Roda), Akos Takacs (Ferencvaros), Balazs Nikolov (Debrecen),
Gabor Gyepes (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Vilmos Vanczak (Ujpest), Peter
Stark (Gyori ETO), Laszlo Eger (Debrecen), Zoltan Balog (Ferencvaros),
Adam Komlosi (Debrecen), Roland Juhasz (MTK Budapest)
Midfielders:
Szabolcs Huszti (Metz), Denes Rosa (Ferencvaros), Krisztian Vadocz (Kispest-Honved),
Zoltan Boor (Debrecen), Norbert Toth (Ujpest), Zsolt Baranyos (Vasas
Budapest), Akos Buzsaky (Plymouth), Peter Halmosi (Debrecen), Otto
Vincze (Gyori ETO)
Forwards:
Tamas Priskin (Gyori ETO), Zoltan Gera (West Bromwich Albion), Peter
Rajczi (Ujpest), Zsombor Kerekes (Debrecen), Krisztian Kenesei (Gyori
ETO), Sandor Torghelle (Panathinaikos)
Argentina :
coach Jose Pekerman
Squad:
Leonardo Franco (Atletico
Madrid), German Lux (River Plate); Roberto Ayala (Valencia), Gabriel
Heinze (Manchester United), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Gabriel
Milito (Real Zaragoza), Facundo Quiroga (Wolfsburg); Maximiliano
Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid), Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Lucas Bernardi
(Monaco), Juan Pablo Sorin (Villarreal), Luis Gonzalez (Porto), Lionel
Scaloni (Deportivo La Coruna), Andres D'Alessandro (Wolfsburg); Lisandro
Lopez (Porto), Cesar Delgado (Cruz Azul), Mario Santana (Palermo),
Luciano Figueroa (Villarreal), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Hernan Crespo
(Chelsea).
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