Lionel Messi will not play in Argentina’s next two World Cup qualifiers because of injury.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni announced his 28-man squad on Monday for the matches against Chile on September 5 and Colombia five days later.
Messi is still recovering from a right ankle injury.
The 36-year-old Ãngel Di MarÃa, who retired from the national team after winning the recent Copa America, is not on the list either.
World Cup champion Argentina leads South American qualifying with 15 points after six matches.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Walter BenÃtez (PSV Eindhoven), Gerónimo Rulli (Olympique Marseille), Juan Musso (Atalanta), Emiliano MartÃnez (Aston Villa).
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Germán Pezzella (River Plate), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique Marseille), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro MartÃnez (Manchester United), Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon), ValentÃn Barco (Brighton).
Midfielders: Leandro Paredes (Roma), Guido RodrÃguez (West Ham), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham), Ezequiel Fernández (Al Qadisiya), Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), Nico González (Fiorentina).
Forwards: Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), MatÃas Soulé (Roma), Giuliano Simeone, Julián Ãlvarez both (Atletico Madrid), ValentÃn Carboni (Olympique Marseille), Lautaro MartÃnez (Inter Milan) and ValentÃn Castellanos (Lazio).