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Argentina Coach Tata Martino offered encouragement to Carlos Tevez, Mauro Icardi and Santiago Gentiletti, but the Juventus man isn't in his latest squad.

Ahead of naming a squad for next month’s matches with Brazil and Hong Kong, the Albiceleste’s head Coach commented on speculation he was preparing to include Juventus forward Tevez, for a first call-up in three years.

“When I came here, I was asked if there were any problems with any player and I said no and from there are the conditions to consider anyone,” Martino responded to ESPN+.

“As Carlos has said, to get into the team then you have do things right, and he is doing very well.

“I won’t say whether or not I will call him, but I will say that he is doing very well.”

However, later in the evening Martino confirmed 19 European based players for his squad and did not include the 30-year-old. Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Romero, Luca Biglia and Roberto Pereyra are Serie A's representatives.

Martino, in the earlier interview, was also asked about Inter forward Icardi’s prospects of adding to his one international cap.

“My obligation is to do the analysis of the player. If I had a chance to say something to Icardi, I would try to talk to him about working on his career, strictly in sporting terms.

“But I think that I do not have to get into things that are not applicable.”

Lazio defender Santiago Gentiletti can count himself doubly unlucky for his injury sustained yesterday, ruling him out for the next six months.

“The injury that has hurt me the most was that for Gentiletti, because I was following him.”

Argentina squad to face Brazil and Hong Kong: Messi, Mascherano (Barcellona), Musacchio (Villarreal), Romero (Sampdoria), Pereyra (Juventus), Higuain (Napoli), Biglia (Lazio), Aguero, Zabaleta, Demichelis (Manchester City), Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain), Di Maria, Rojo (Manchester United), Vergini (Sunderland), Lamela (Tottenham), Perez, Gaitan (Benfica), Guzman (Tigres), Fernandez (Swansea)

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