Riquelme named captain

ByEurosport

Published 03/09/2006 at 05:55 GMT

Villarreal playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme will captain Argentina for the first time on Sunday, when they take on rivals Brazil in a friendly at the Emirates stadium. Manager Alfio Basile announced the decision in his first game in charge of the ‘albicelest

FOOTBALL 2006 World Cup Argentina - Riquelme

Image credit: Imago

West Ham United's new boys Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez will both start the match, while Barcelona's Lionel Messi will partner Tevez in attack.

Juan Pablo Sorin was not called up for the friendly, so Spartak Moscow's Clemente Rodriguez takes over at left back, while World Cup reserves Gabriel Milito and Fabricio Coloccini will start in the centre of defence.

Argentina Team (4-3-1-2): Roberto Abbondanzieri; Pablo Zabaleta, Fabricio Coloccini, Gabriel Milito, Clemente Rodriguez; Luis Gonzalez, Javier Mascherano, Daniel Bilos; Juan Roman Riquelme; Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez.

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