Martino: Tevez impossible to ignore for Argentina

Martino selected Tevez in his squad late last month for this month's friendlies against Croatia and Portugal, ending the 30-year-old's international exile of almost three-and-a-half years.

While Tevez's reputation as a troublemaker meant previous Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella never picked the former Manchester City forward, Martino reckons he cannot ignore the tenacious striker, who scored 19 goals in 34 matches as Juventus won Serie A last season.

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