Rangers striker Claudio Caniggia has won a recall to the Argentine squad to face Wales in Cardiff on February 13th.
Marcelo Bielsa named a 20-strong squad for the friendly fixture and Caniggia featured among several players who were absent from Argentina's qualifying campaign for the World Cup finals.
The 35-year old striker has been enjoying an Indian Summer in Scotland and hopes to convince Bielsa he deserves to play in the 2002 World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea.
"Caniggia is a top-quality player who deserves this opportunity," said Julio Grondona, president of the Argentine Football Association, shortly after Bielsa had announced his squad.
Caniggia played in the 1990 and 1994 World Cup finals but has since been overshadowed by players such as Gabriel Batistuta, Hernan Crespo and Claudio Lopez, all of whom will be absent in Cardiff.
Bielsa's will also give Boca Juniors' highly-rated playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme another chance to stake his claim to a coveted midfield slot. Riquelme is similar in style to his more famous compatriot Juan Sebastian Veron of Manchester United.
Goalkeepers: Sebastian Saja (San Lorenzo, Argentina), Roberto Bonano (Barcelona, Spain).
Defenders: Nelson Vivas (Inter Milan, Italy), Jose Chamot (AC Milan, Italy), Diego Placente (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany), Federico Dominguez (Velez Sarsfield, Argentina), Juan Pablo Sorin (Cruzeiro, Brazil).
Midfielders: Facundo Quiroga (Napoli, Italy), Matias Almeyda (Parma, Italy), Juan Sebastian Veron (Manchester United, England), Pablo Aimar (Valencia, Spain), Santiago Solari (Real Madrid, Spain), Claudio Husain (River Plate, Argentina), Esteban Cambiasso (River Plate, Argentina), Juan Roman Riquelme (Boca Juniors, Argentina).
Forwards: Luciano Galletti (Zaragoza, Spain), Javier Saviola (Barcelona, Spain), Christian Gonzalez (Valencia, Spain), Claudio Caniggia (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Julio Cruz (Bologna, Italy).