Following the Juan Roman Riquelme announcement that he would no longer be making himself available for selection, Diego Maradona wasted no time in naming two Co – Captains ahead of Argentina’s World Cup Qualifiers at home against Venezuela on March 28th and in La Paz against Bolivia on April 1st.

Maradona has named Atlante goalkeeper Federico Vilare and Boca Juniors defender Juan Forlin as his new Co – Captains for the upcoming Qualifiers.

Argentina is third in South American qualifying, seven points behind leader Paraguay.

Goalkeepers: Juan Pablo Carrizo (Lazio), Mariano Andujar (Estudiantes de La Plata), Federico Vilar (Atlante).

Defenders: Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan), Water Samuel (Inter Milan), Emiliano Papa (Velez Sarsfield), Gabriel Heinze (Real Madrid), Daniel Diaz (Getafe), Juan Forlin (Boca Juniors), Marcos Angeleri (Estudiantes), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich).

Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Maximiliano Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle United), Sebastian Battaglia (Boca Juniors), Luis Gonzalez (FC Porto), Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes), Angel Di Maria (Benfica), Daniel Montenegro (Independiente).

Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Carlos Tevez (Manchester United), Lisandro Lopez (FC Porto), Diego Milito (Genoa), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Napoli).

Image via Bp