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Barcelona star Lionel Messi recalled by Argentina

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has been recalled for Argentina's friendlies against Brazil and Uruguay in November.

The selection is made after a three month suspension Conmebol gave him for criticising them during the Copa America.

Messi leads a squad of 26 including Paulo Dybala, Lautaro Martínez, Sergio Agüero, Leandro Paredes, German Pezzella and Nicolas Otamendi.

Giovani Lo Celso is back after injury too, while Atletico Madrid's Mahuen Perez is in the squad too.

Argentina face Brazil on Nov 15 in Riad (Saudi Arabia) and later Uruguay on the 19th in Tel Aviv (Israel).

Argentina squad:

GK: Agustín Marchesín (Oporto/POR), Juan Musso (Udinese/ITA), Emiliano Martínez (Arsenal/ING) y Esteban Andrada (Boca).

DF: Juan Foyth (Tottenham/ING), Renzo Saravia (Oporto/POR), Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City/ING), Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina/ITA), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United/ING), Walter Kannemann (Gremio/BRA), Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax/HOL) y Nahuén Pérez (Famalicao/POR).

MF: Guido Rodríguez (América/MEX), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham/ING), Leandro Paredes (PSG/FRA), Nicolás Domínguez (Vélez), Rodrigo de Paul (Udinese/ITA), Marcos Acuña (Sporting/POR), Roberto Pereyra (Watford/ING) y Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla/ESP).

ST: Lionel Messi (Barcelona/ESP), Sergio Agüero (Manchester City/ING), Nicolás González (Stuttgart/GER), Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Lautaro Martínez (Inter/ITA) y Paulo Dybala (Juventus/ITA).

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