By Anna Italia
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There are 3 Italian Serie A players in the United States vs Argentina game for the Copa America Centenario Semifinal on Tuesday 21 June 2016 at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA
Italian Serie A players called up for Argentina:
- Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuaín
- Lazio midfielder Lucas Biglia
- Fiorentina defender Facundo Roncaglia
No Italian Serie A players called up for United States. However, we see the ex-Chievo Verona and ex-AS Roma midfielder Michael Bradley leading USA team.
Here are United States vs Argentina official starting lineups:
USA (4-4-2): Guzan; Yedlin, Cameron, Brooks, Johnson; Zusi, Bradley, Beckerman, Zardes; Wondolowski, Dempsey.
SUBS: Birnbaum, Besler, Nagbe, Howard, Orozco, Kitchen, Pulisic, Castillo, Horvath.
ARGENTINA (4-3-3): Romero; Mercado, Otamendi, Funes Mori, Rojo; Augusto, Mascherano, Banega; Messi, Lavezzi, Higuain.
SUBS: Maidana, Roncaglia, Kranevitter, Biglia, Di Maria, Aguero, Guzman, Cuesta, Lamela, Pastore, Andujar.
Photo: facebook.com/AFASeleccionArgentina
Argentina official starting lineup against USA
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Argentina National Team 23-Man Squad
Goalkeepers: Mariano Andujar (Estudiantes), Nahuel Guzman (UANL), Sergio Romero (Manchester United)
Defenders: Facundo Roncaglia (Fiorentina), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United), Ramiro Funes Mori (Argentina), Gabriel Mercado (River Plate), Jonathan Maidana (River Plate), Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City), Victor Cuesta (Independiente)
Midfielders: Matias Kranevitter (Atletico Madrid), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Ever Banega (Sevilla), Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain), Augusto Fernandez (Atletico Madrid), Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur), Lucas Biglia (Lazio)
Forwards: Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Hebei China Fortune), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli), Nicolas Gaitan (Benfica)
United States National Team 23-Man Squad
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids), Ethan Horvath (Molde)
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Edgar Castillo (Monterrey), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Monchengladbach), Michael Orozco (Tijuana), DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham)
Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Graham Zusi (Sporting KC), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards: Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (Hamburg), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)
Photo: facebook.com/AFASeleccionArgentina