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Icardi cut from Argentina's 23-man World Cup squad

Mauro Icardi will have to watch the 2018 World Cup from the sidelines after being excluded from Argentina's final 23-man Russia squad.

The Inter star scored for the Nerazzurri on Sunday as they completed a famous comeback to beat Lazio 3-2 and squeeze into the Champions League ahead of the Rome side.

But despite finishing the season as Serie A top scorer on 29 goals, Icardi has been overlooked by Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli.

Sampaoli takes just two specialist centre-forwards to Russia, recovering Manchester City star Sergio Aguero and Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain.

The forward line-up is completed by captain Lionel Messi, Juve's Paulo Dybala and 22-year-old Boca Juniors winger Cristian Pavon.