Fiorentina legend Gabriel Batistuta has urged Argentina's national team manager Edgardo Bauza to drop Gonzalo Higuain and start replace him with Inter striker Mauro Icardi.





Icardi, 24, has managed only one cap for his national team, often being overlooked due to his off-field antics after being involved in a ​scandalous love triangle with compatriot Maxi Lopez .

Higuain, meanwhile, has been an ever-present for Argentina, scoring 31 goals in 68 caps for his country.





However, Batistuta feels that Icardi would be a better fit than the out-of-form Juventus striker, claiming that Higuain is in need of a rest.





​ “The number 9 has to be the one who scores the goals,” ‘Batigol’ told TyC Sports, as quoted by ​Football Italia .

Gabriel Batistuta on Argentina's strikers: “I like Higuain but he isn’t contributing the way he does for Juve. Give Icardi a chance." pic.twitter.com/wMpiZ46lct — Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) April 6, 2017

“I like Higuain very much, but unfortunately he isn’t contributing the way he does in Europe. He’s playing very well for Juve and is in the running for a lot of trophies, but if he needs a rest then why not give Icardi a chance?





“This is a national team, not a club team, so therefore you have to live in the moment.”





Argentina are next in action on June 9th as they take on arch-rivals Brazil for a friendly match in Australia.

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