Despite an injury that has kept him out of play for his U.S. side Inter Miami, Argentina captain Lionel Messi was selected in the roster on Thursday for the next two World Cup qualifiers.

The 36-year-old striker has been out since last month with a muscular injury, causing him to miss four games for Miami.

Paraguay in the Copa Libertadores, and they have a shot at the Copa Libertadores title.

Lionel Scaloni chose a 34-man roster, leaving out the injured Angel Di Maria but included the healthy Paulo Dybala.

Argentina will play Paraguay at home in Monumental Stadium on October 12 before traveling to take on Peru in the National Stadium in Lima on the same day.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Juan Musso (Atalanta), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Walter Benitez (PSV) and Franco Armani (River Plate).

Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), German Pezzella (Betis), Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest), Juan Foyth (Villarreal), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica) and Lucas Esquivel (Athletico Paranaense), Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina), Marco Pellegrino (Milan) and Marcos Acuna (Sevilla).

Among the midfielders are Leandro Paredes of Roma, Rodrigo De Paul of Atletico de Madrid, Guido Rodriguez of Betis, Facundo Buonanotte of Brighton, Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea, Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool, Exequiel Palacios of Bayer Leverkusen, Bruno Zapelli of Atletico Paranaense, and Giovani Lo Celso of Tottenham.

Forward: Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton, England), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), Paulo Dybala (Roma), Facundo Farias (Inter Miami) and Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla).