Maradona: I'd quit if I were Batista

Diego Maradona said that were he Argentina coach Sergio Batista he would quit following the side's early Copa America exit. The Argentine Football Association says it will keep Batista on as coach despite their quarter-final loss on penalties to Uruguay - he only succeeded Maradona after last summer's World Cup quarters loss to Germany.But Maradona says that decision is wrong-headed."If I had only beaten Costa Rica, (Argentina's sole Copa success) I would have gone of my own accord," Maradona told Tuesday.Maradona and Batista were teammates in the side which won the 1986 World Cup but the two have been at loggerheads since Batista took over after the former was forced out.

Argentine striker Carlos Tevez back.

Striker Carlos Tevez, who seemed to be out of Argentina's Copa America plans little more than a month ago, has been named in the hosts' 23-man squad for the tournament.There were no surprises among coach Sergio Batista's selections, posted on the Argentine Football Association's website five days after their last warm-up - a 4-0 rout of Albania at the Monumental.Batista dropped three home-based players from those named in his provisional squad - Boca Juniors defender Luciano Monzon, Lanus midfielder Diego Valeri and Estudiantes winger Enzo Perez.Goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo of River Plate, on loan from Lazio, is the only man in the squad to have played his club football in Argentina this season.Tevez was dropped by Batista last year over a no-show for a friendly against arch-rivals Brazil in Qatar which Argentina won 1-0 with a goal by Lionel Messi.However, the coach and player had a heart-to-heart and Tevez, who last season became the first Argentine to finish as top goalscorer in the Premier League, was included in Batista's provisional 26-man squad on June 1.