Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino named most of the team that reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup for a friendly against Costa Rica on Wednesday in Asuncion.
The only absence will be midfielder Diego Barreto, who is out with an injury. He will be replaced by Osvaldo Martinez of the Mexican club Monterrey.
The game will be played to honor Paraguay footballer Salvador Cabanas, who survived a gunshot wound to the head on Jan. 25 in a bar in Mexico City. He played for Mexican club America. He has been undergoing treatment at a rehabilitation clinic in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
Roster:
Goalkeepers: Justo Villar (Valladolid), Aldo Bobadilla (Corinthians), Diego Barreto (Cerro Porteno).
Defenders: Denis Caniza (Leon), Paulo Da Silva (Sunderland), Claudio Morel (Boca Juniors), Julio C. Caceres (Atletico Mineiro), Carlos Bonet (Libertad), Dario Veron (Pumas), Aureliano Torres (San Lorenzo), Antolin Alcaraz (Wigan Atletic).
Midfielders: Cristian Riveros (Sunderland), Jonathan Santana (Kayserispor), Victor Caceres (Libertad), Enrique Vera (Atlas), Osvaldo Martinez (Monterrey), Nestor Ortigoza (Argentinos Juniors).
Forwards: Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester City), Nelson Haedo Valdez (Borussia Dortmund), Oscar Cardozo (Benfica), Edgar Benitez (Pachuca), Lucas Barrios (Borussia Dortmund), Rodolfo Gamarra (Libertad).
