Argentina legend Mario Kempes urged Edgardo Bauza to call up Inter striker Mauro Icardi. “How long have we talked about this?”
Icardi has a remarkable scoring record in Serie A, bagging 67 goals in 134 games, while in all competition for the Nerazzurri he’s netted 63 in 121 matches.
Despite all that, the 23-year-old has only one senior cap for Argentina and that was in October 2013.
“Players need to be sought out in Argentina and all around the world,” 1978 World Cup winner Kempes told ESPN FC Radio.
Argentina legend Mario Kempes urged Edgardo Bauza to call up Inter striker Mauro Icardi. “How long have we talked about this?”
Icardi has a remarkable scoring record in Serie A, bagging 67 goals in 134 games, while in all competition for the Nerazzurri he’s netted 63 in 121 matches.
Despite all that, the 23-year-old has only one senior cap for Argentina and that was in October 2013.
“Players need to be sought out in Argentina and all around the world,” 1978 World Cup winner Kempes told ESPN FC Radio.
“We are simply not conforming to the reality of the situation. How long have we talked about Icardi? If he performs like this on the pitch, then I really don’t care what he does with his private life.”
There have been consistent reports that Argentina boss Bauza is ignoring Icardi because of his marriage to Wanda Nara, who when they met was married to Sampdoria teammate Maxi Lopez.
However, with the Seleccion struggling badly in World Cup qualifying and beaten 3-0 by Brazil this week, there are increasing calls from fans and media for Icardi to be given a chance.
They have scraped two points from the last four World Cup qualifiers, failing to score in the most recent two against Paraguay and Brazil.