Gonzalo Higuain has been left out of Argentina s squad for their crunch World Cup qualifier against Uruguay and Venezuela but there is a recall for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.
Jorge Sampaoli will lead Argentina in competitive action for the first time after the former Chile and Sevilla coach took charge for June friendlies against Brazil and Singapore.
On that occasion Aguero was omitted despite a fine run of form in the Premier League towards the end of last season.
This time around, Juventus star Higuain finds himself as the odd man out among Argentina s vast array of attacking riches as Inter captain Mauro Icardi retains his place.
Aguero s club colleague Nicolas Otamendi is one of only five specialist defenders named by Sampaoli, along with…