* Nine newcomers in squad for Costa Rica friendly
* Sosa called up to replace Fiorentina's Bolatti
(Updates with inclusion of Sosa and newcomer Mercier)
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 19 - Diego Maradona has added
Jose Sosa and released Fiorentina's Mario Bolatti for
Argentina's friendly with Costa Rica next week, the Argentine
Football Association (AFA) said on Tuesday.
Maradona, currently in South Africa visiting Argentina's
World Cup base in Pretoria, has now taken his tally of call-ups
in his 14 months as Argentina coach past 90.
He had called up 83 for his first 14 matches and with
Tuesday's addition of midfielder Juan Mercier, there are nine
newcomers in the 19-man squad to face Costa Rica in the western
city of San Juan next Tuesday.
Sosa, who has joined his former club Estudiantes on loan
from Bayern Munich, has been capped five times, the last in
Maradona's first match in charge against Scotland in Glasgow in
November 2008.
The most experienced players selected were midfielder
Federico Insua with 11 caps and striker Martin Palermo (10).
Midfielder Bolatti, who scored the goal against Uruguay in
October that secured Argentina's place at the World Cup, has
joined Fiorentina after spending a year on loan at Huracan from
Porto.
Revised Squad:
Goalkeepers: Cristian Campestrini (Arsenal, Argentina),
Nelson Ibanez (Godoy Cruz)
Defenders: Carlos Matheu (Independiente), Guillermo
Burdisso (Rosario Central), Gaston Diaz (Velez Sarsfield),
Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes), Luciano Monzon (Boca
Juniors), Matias Caruzzo (Argentinos Juniors)
Midfielders: Enzo Perez (Estudiantes), Federico Insua,
Nicolas Gaitan (both Boca Juniors), Franco Razzotti (Velez
Sarsfield), Walter Erviti (Banfield), Juan Mercier (Argentinos
Juniors)
Forwards: Gabriel Hauche (Argentinos Juniors), Jose Sosa
(Estudiantes), Martin Palermo (Boca Juniors), Mauro Boselli
(Estudiantes), Jonathan Cristaldo (Velez Sarsfield).
(Editing by By Alastair Himmer. To query or comment on this
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