Gaucho Catania

Take a look at the line-up below.

Potential Starting XI for Catania

What do all the players have in common? They're Argentinian... sure, you could be forgiven for thinking that this could be their B or C team. More curiously however, is that they all play for Calcio Catania in Serie A.

Catania must be one of the very few European teams able to field 11 players from the same foreign country. What is more, the manager is Diego Pablo Simeone, once the most capped player for Argentina. There is even a few players left over for substitutes.

Goalkeeper

Name: Mariano Andújar. 

DOB: 30/07/83

Previous Clubs: Huracán, Palermo (Loan), Estudiantes.

International Appearances: 4

Defenders

Name: Nicolás Spolli 

DOB: 20/02/83

Previous Clubs: Newell's Old Boys

International Appearances: 0

Name: Matías Silvestre

DOB: 25/09/84

Previous Clubs: Boca Juniors

International Appearances: 0

Name: Pablo Álvarez

DOB: 17/04/84

Previous Clubs: Boca Juniors, Estudiantes, Rosario Central (Loan)

International Appearances: 0

Midfielders

Name: Ezequiel Carboni 

DOB: 04/04/79

Previous Clubs: Lanús, Red Bull Salzburg

International Appearances: 0

Name: Cristian Llama

DOB: 26/06/86

Previous Clubs: Arsenal de Sarandí, Newell's Old Boys (Loan)

International Appearances: 0

Name: Pablo Ledesma

DOB: 04/02/84

Previous Clubs: Talleres, Boca Juniors

International Appearances: 2

Name: Mariano Izco

DOB: 13/03/83

Previous Clubs: San Telmo, Club Almagro, Tigre

International Appearances: 0

Name: Alejandro Gómez

DOB: 15/02/88

Previous Clubs: Arsenal de Sarandí, San Lorenzo (Loan)

International Appearances: Capped at U-20 level.

Strikers

Name: Maxi López

DOB: 03/04/84

Previous Clubs: River Plate, Barcelona, Mallorca (Loan), FC Moscow, Gremio (Loan)

International Appearances: Capped at U17 and  U20 level.

Name: Gonzalo Bergessio

DOB: 20/07/84

Previous Clubs: Platense, Instituto, Racing Avellaneda, Benfica, San Lorenzo, Saint-Étienne

International Appearances: Capped at U17 and  U20 level.

Manager

Name: Diego Simeone

DOB: 28/04/70

Previous Clubs: Véléz Sársfield, Pisa, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Inter, Lazio, Atlético Madrid, Racing Club

International Appearances: 106 (11 goals)

Subs

Name: Adrián Ricchuiti

DOB: 30/06/78

Previous Clubs: Ternana, Genoa, Carpi, Pistoiese, Livorno, Arezzo, Rimini

International Appearances: 0

Name: Ezequiel Schelotto

DOB: 23/05/89

Previous Clubs: Cesena, Atalanta, Cesena (Loan)

International Appearances: 0