Riquelme still has time to reconsider, says Maradona

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina coach Diego Maradona would welcome back playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme if he reconsidered his decision to quit the team.

Riquelme, who previously quit Argentina in 2006 but backtracked less than a year later, announced his international retirement for a second time late on Tuesday.

Angry at comments Maradona made about his playing style in a televised interview last week, Riquelme said they could not work together and that they did not share the same code of ethics.