Messi watches on as Argentina edge Italy
Lionel Messi watched from the stands as Argentina began their World Cup build-up with a lacklustre 2-0 win over Italy at the Etihad Stadium.
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Willy Caballero
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Federico Fazio
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Nicolás Otamendi
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Nicolás Tagliafico
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26
Fabricio Bustos
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2
Gabriel Mercado
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20
Giovani Lo Celso
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21
Cristian Pavón
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5
Leandro Paredes
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64'
19
Éver Banega
75'
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6
Lucas Biglia
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9
Gonzalo Higuaín
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11
Ángel Di María
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64'
24
Diego Perotti
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25
Manuel Lanzini
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14
Javier Mascherano
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10
Lionel Messi
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12
Nahuel Guzmán
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15
Pablo Pérez
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1
Sergio Romero
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16
Marcos Rojo
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8
Marcos Acuña
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18
Ángel Correa
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22
Lautaro Martínez
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1
Gianluigi Buffon
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15
Daniele Rugani
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19
Leonardo Bonucci
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2
Mattia De Sciglio
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24
Alessandro Florenzi
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61'
21
Davide Zappacosta
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14
Jorginho
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86'
9
Andrea Belotti
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8
Marco Verratti
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72'
23
Bryan Cristante
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18
Marco Parolo
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61'
16
Lorenzo Pellegrini
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17
Ciro Immobile
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74'
22
Patrick Cutrone
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10
Lorenzo Insigne
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25
Federico Chiesa
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6
Antonio Candreva
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Matteo Darmian
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5
Angelo Ogbonna
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7
Giacomo Bonaventura
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12
Simone Verdi
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27
Mattia Perin
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11
Leonardo Spinazzola
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20
Roberto Gagliardini
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3
Gianmarco Ferrari
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26
Gianluigi Donnarumma
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90' | Match ends, Argentina 2, Italy 0. | |
90'+1' | Second Half ends, Argentina 2, Italy 0. | |
90' | Attempt missed. Daniele Rugani (Italy) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio. |
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18 | Fouls | 11 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 5 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
6 | Saves | 4 |
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