Riquelme returns to Argentina after being left out three years

Back playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme to Argentina after three years of absence, following his refusal to play with the team after a dispute with former coach Diego Maradona.
And called the new coach on Thursday, Alejandro Sabella player to participate with a team of local players to face Brazil in two friendlies on the ground of each team on 14 and 28 September / September cities of Buenos Aires and Belem.
Riquelme was told last Tuesday that he will be happy to return to the ranks of team tango, in hopes of being called again.
He told Barcelona's former "Sabella was thinking in the World Cup. In Brazil 2014 will be age 36 years. To focus with my team. But if the team needs me, I'll go happily. I remember the camp with my team (Daniel) Passarella. Sabella was his assistant. I respect him a lot. "
The star, who scored a goal last Monday in a match where the shine to lead Boca to win the Unión 4 / zero in the league "team is always important."
After refusing to play with the team in March / March 2009 due to differences with Maradona, Riquelme is not called again.
Solving instead of Sergio Batista and Maradona praised in more than one occasion capabilities Riquelme, but he did not recall it during the year in which he led the team. Now, insert it Sabella included in the list of 24 players from the league, will start training next Tuesday.
It also returns to the team, Juan Veron, who is seeking to restore his physical after undergoing surgery two months ago to treat an ankle injury right.
Participated for the former Manchester United player in the World Cup in South Africa 2010, after the departure of Maradona did not return to the team.
And topped the list of players Estudiantes de la Plata, the team trained by Sabella in the past, and Velez Sarsfield, champions, six players from each team.
There are some players who will participate with the team for the first time, such as goalkeeper Marcelo Paroveru and defender Leandro Desabato, and midfielder Augusto Fernandez and striker Emmanuel Jiluota.
The list of selected preventive Brazil include:
Goalkeepers: Marcelo Paroveru (Velez Sarsfield) and Agustin Orion (Boca Juniors).
Defenders: Sebastian Dominguez and Emiliano Papa (Velez Sarsfield), Christian Xilai, Leandro Desabato (Estudiantes), Ivan Biloud (Racing) and Clemente Rodriguez (Boca Juniors) and Jonathan Botinelli (San Lorenzo) and Lisandro Lopez (Arsenal).
Midfielders: Augusto Fernandez and Hector Kantirus (Velez Sarsfield) and Baranja, Rodrigo and Juan Veron (Estudiantes), Lucas Castro (Racing) and Agustin Peletiera (Racing), Christian Chavez and Juan Riquelme (Boca Juniors).
Forwards: Juan Manuel Martinez (Velez Sarsfield), Gaston Fernandez and Mauro Boselli (Estudiantes), Gabriel Uche (Racing) and Emmanuel Jiluota (San Lorenzo), Diego Valeri (Lanus).

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