Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti will miss Argentina's upcoming friendly against Japan due to injury.
Inter defender left out of Argentina squad due to injury
Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti will miss Argentina's upcoming friendly against Japan due to injury.
Argentina coach Sergio Batista excluded Zanetti from the group that will play the Asian team on 8th October in Saitama.
The Argentine football
association website confirmed that Zanetti was "left out following a telephone conversation between the doctors of his club and the national team doctor of Argentina, Dr Daniel Martinez.
"During the call it was confirmed that Zanetti would need more days to rest as he has not recovered from a chest injury."
Batista is not expected to name any replacement in the upcoming days.
Argentina squad to face Japan
Mariano Andujar (Catania), Oscar Ustari (Getafe), Sergio Romero; Walter Samuel (Inter Milan), Gabriel Milito (Barcelona), Nicolas Burdisso (Roma), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Gabriel Heinze (Marseille), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich); Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid), Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan), Jose Sosa (Napoli), Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina), Javier Pastore (Palermo), Andres D'Alessandro (Internacional), Nicolas Gaitan (Benfica); Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Diego Milito (Inter Milan), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli).
