Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain again has not received a call in the national team of Argentina.

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli on the eve of the qualifying matches for the qualifying matches of the World Cup 2018 against Peru (October 6) and Ecuador (October 11) decided not to cause Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain, whose form this season is not impressive.

Even despite the injury to the ribs, because of which Argentina will not play Sergio Aguero from Manchester City, there was no place in the team for Higuain, and Paulo Dibala (Juventus), Mauro Icardi (Inter), Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta), Dario Benedetto (Boca Juniors) and Lautaro Acosta (Lanus).

Two rounds before the finish of the 2018 World Cup Argentina, which scored only two points in the last three matches, ranks fifth, giving the right to the intercontinental playoffs, lagging behind Uruguay by three points, Colombia by two, behind Peru in the difference between the scored and missed balls. In this case, the Argentines only one point ahead of Chile and three - Paraguay. Brazil is already out of reach for the pursuers, and Bolivia and Venezuela lost even the theoretical chances of getting on the mundial.