Football Talk - Maradona calls up Ortega after 6 year absence! - 25/09/09
River Plate's Ariel Ortega has been recalled by Argentina for the first time in six years for a friendly against Ghana next week.
The 35-year-old Ortega, who represented Argentina at three World Cups between 1994 and 2002, was included by coach Diego Maradona in a 19-man locally-based squad for the match in Cordoba that will serve as a warm-up for the crucial World Cup qualifiers next month.
Argentina are fifth in the South American group with their final qualifiers at home to Peru on October 10 and away to Uruguay four days later. The top four in South America qualify automatically for South Africa while the fifth-placed team has a playoff with the fourth-placed side from the CONCACAF confederation.
