32-year-old Enzo Perez has been selected to join the Argentina squad instead of Mauro Icardi or Diego Perotti to replace Manuel Lanzini.
The team is preparing for the 2018 World Cup, but lost West Ham United trequartista Lanzini to injury this week in training.
Options to step in included Inter hitman Icardi and Roma veteran Perotti.
However, Coach Jorge Sampaoli has officially chosen Enzo Perez to replace him.
Perez left Valencia for River Plate last summer.