BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Pablo Aimar, a midfielder for Spanish first division side Zaragoza, withdrew on Thursday from the Argentine national team for an injury on his left knee ligaments, the Argentine Football Association said.

    Argentina is due to play a friendly against France next week, in Saint Denis, a town north of the capital Paris. The AFA freed the player from this commitment after team doctors Raul Madero and Homer De Agostino examined him.

    The team that is set to play is as follows:

    Goalkeepers: Roberto Abbondanzieri (Getafe) and Leonardo Franco(Atletico Madrid).

    Defenders: Roberto Ayala (Valencia), Gabriel Milito (Zaragoza),Nicolas Burdisso (Internazionale, Italy), Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United), Fabricio Fuentes (Villarreal) and Rodolfo Arruabarrena (Villarrreal).

    Midfielders: Javier Zanetti (Internazionale, Italy), Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Aldo Duscher (Deportivo La Coruna), Esteban Cambiasso (Internazionale, Italy), Luis Gonzalez (Porto), Leandro Somoza (Villarreal) and Jonas Gutierrez (Mallorca).

    Forwards: Javier Saviola (Barcelona), Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Diego Milito (Zaragoza), Hernan Crespo (Internazionale, Italy) and Lisandro Lopez (Porto, Portugal).