Icardi joins fellow Serie A star Paulo
Dybala, captain Lionel Messi and the
injured Sergio Aguero in Sampaoli's plans.
Despite his 28-goal season in Serie A,
Icardi is still expected to be cut from the
team when Sampaoli narrows it down to 23.
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It has been suggested Juventus star Dybala
will be part of the 23-man party heading to
Russia, despite his indifferent form in the
latter part of the season, while Inter
striker Icardi is not expected to be
included.
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A knee injury kept Aguero out of
Manchester City's last six games of the
Premier League season , but it is expected
he will be fully fit for the tournament.
Zenit midfielder Matias Kranevitter and
Atletico Madrid forward Angel Correa
have missed out on a place in the 35-man
group, while there is predictably no sign of
veteran Carlos Tevez.
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Argentina kick off their World Cup
campaign against Iceland in Group D on
June 14, before facing Croatia and Nigeria
in the battle to reach the knockout stages.


ARGENTINA PRELIMINARY WORLD CUP SQUAD:
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GOALKEEPERS : Sergio Romero [Manchester United],
Wilfredo Caballero [Chelseas], Franco Armani [River
Plate], Nahuel Guzman [Tigres]
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DEFENDERS : Gabriel Mercado [Sevilla], Federico
Fazio [Roma], Marcos Rojo [Manchester United],
Nicolas Otamendi [Manchester City], Ramiro Funes
Mori [Everton], German Pezzella [Fiorentina],
Nicolás Tagliafico [Ajax], Cristian Ansaldi [Torino]
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MIDFIELDERS : Javier Mascherano [Hebei China
Fortune], Eduardo Salvio [Benfica], Marcos Acuna
[Sporting CP], Leandro Paredes [Zenit St
Petersburg], Pablo Perez [Boca Juniors], Rodrigo
Battaglia [Sporting CP], Ever Banega [Sevilla],
Enzo Perez [River Plate], Lucas Biglia [Milan],
Manuel Lanzini [West Ham United], Giovani Lo Celso
[Paris Saint-Germain], Maximiliano Meza
[Independiente], Ángel Di Maria [Paris Saint-
Germain], Diego Perotti [Roma], Guido Pizarro
[Sevilla], Ricardo Centurion [Racing Club]
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FORWARDS: Lionel Messi [Barcelona], Sergio Aguero
[Manchester City], Gonzalo Higuain [Juventus],
Lautaro Martinez [Racing Club], Cristian Pavon
[Boca Juniors], Paulo Dybala [Juventus], Mauro
Icardi [Inter]

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