Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo (R) challenges Sunderland's Santiago Vergini during their English Premier League soccer match at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, northern England April 16, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples
LONDON (Reuters) - Sunderland defender Santiago Vergini has been added to Argentina's squad for this month's friendlies in England against Croatia and Portugal.
Coach Gerardo Martino brought in the centre back, who won his second cap in the 7-0 win over Hong Kong in Asia last month, after World Cup defenders Ezequiel Garay and Federico Fernandez dropped out through injury.
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