Carlos Tevez was left off Argentina's preliminary 30-man World Cup roster.
The 30-year-old forward was third in Serie A with 19 goals to help Juventus win the Italian league title as his team's top scorer. He had 21 goals in all competitions.
Alejandro Sabella has not selected Tevez since becoming coach in 2011, relying on Ezequiel Lavezzi and Rodrigo Palacio as backups to Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero.
Sabella also bypassed Inter Milan midfielder Esteban Cambiasso on Tuesday but included Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis, who hasn't played for the national team in two years.
Sergio Romero remains Sabella's first-choice goalkeeper, even though he's not a regular starter for Monaco. Catania's Mariano Andujar and Boca Juniors' Agustin Orion are Romero's backup.
Boca Juniors midfielder Fernando Gago was selected despite injuring a left knee ligament last month in the Argentine league.
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