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 Higuain had a disappointing Copa America tournament in July, scoring
two goals during the competition and missing his spot kick as
Argentina lost on penalties to Chile in the final.
He also pulled out of this month's tour to the United States, where
Argentina played Bolivia and Mexico, with a stomach problem.
Dybala had an excellent last season with Palermo in Serie A and
moved to Juventus during the summer. He has already scored three
goals in five games for the Serie A champions.
Higuain scored twice in Napoli's 5-0 league win over Lazio on Sunday
but coach Gerardo Martino said he did not base his selections on one
game.
"The list was prepared before that," he told Radio La Red. "We can't
just look at one weekend, we have to look at the whole process."
Boca Juniors forward Carlos Tevez, involved in a controversial
incident on Saturday when his late tackle led to an opponent
breaking his ankle during a match against Argentinos Juniors, was
included.
Argentina, beaten finalists in 2014, host Ecuador on Oct. 8 and
visit neighbours Paraguay five days later as they kick off the 2018
World Cup qualifying campaign.
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (Manchester United), Nahuel Guzman (UANL
Tigres), Agustin Marchesin (Santos Laguna)
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Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City), Nicolas Otamendi
(Manchester City), Martin Demichelis (Manchester City), Emmanuel Mas
(San Lorenzo), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United), Facundo Roncaglia
(Genoa), Ezequiel Garay (Zenit St Petersburg), Milton Casco
(Newell's Old Boys), Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton)
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Lucas Biglia (Lazio),
Angel Di Maria (Paris St Germain), Javier Pastore (Paris St
Germain), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Roberto Pereyra (Juventus), Enzo
Perez (Valencia)
Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Sergio
Aguero (Manchester City), Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors), Nicolas
Gaitan (Benfica), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Ezequiel Lavezzi
(Paris St Germain) (Reporting by Luis Ampuero; Writing by Brian
Homewood in Berne; Editing by John O'Brien)
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