SANTIAGO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Uncapped midfielder Rodrigo Urena has been included in Chile's provisional squad for World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Bolivia, the Chilean football federation said on Friday.
Urena, 32, has impressed manager Ricardo Gareca with his performances this season for Universitario de Deportes, which currently leads Peru's Liga 1 Apertura standings.
As expected, Gareca also included veterans Arturo Vidal, Charles Aranguiz and Alexis Sanchez.
But there was no place in the 28-man squad for Boca Juniors forward Carlos Palacios, Sheffield United forward Ben Brereton Diaz or Colo-Colo right-back Mauricio Isla.
Chile will meet Argentina in Santiago on June 5 and Bolivia in El Alto five days later.
Gareca's team is currently last in the 10-team South American zone standings with just two wins from 14 qualifiers so far.
Chile squad:
Goalkeepers: Brayan Cortes, Lawrence Vigouroux, Gabriel Castellon.
Defenders: Fabian Hormazabal, Felipe Loyola, Nicolas Fernandez, Guillermo Maripan, Benjamin Kuscevic, Igor Lichnovsky, Paulo Diaz, Francisco Sierralta, Gabriel Suazo, Esteban Matus.
Midfielders: Rodrigo Echeverria, Esteban Pavez, Rodrigo Urena, Arturo Vidal, Luciano Cabral, Marcelino Nunez, Charles Aranguiz, Vicente Pizarro, Javier Altamirano.
Forwards: Maximiliano Guerrero, Dario Osorio, Lucas Cepeda, Alexander Aravena, Victor Davila, Alexis Sanchez. Enditem
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