International Friendly

FT Friday, March 23, 2018
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi watches from stands 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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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Wilfredo CaballeroG
  2. 4Federico FazioCD-L
  3. 17Nicolás OtamendiCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 26Fabricio BustosRB
  6. 20Giovani Lo CelsoAM
  7. 5Leandro ParedesLM
  8. 6Lucas BigliaRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 11Ángel Di MaríaAM-L
  11. 25Manuel LanziniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Cristian PavónSUB
  2. 2Gabriel MercadoSUB
  3. 15Pablo PérezSUB
  4. 19Éver BanegaSUB
  5. 8Marcos AcuñaSUB
  6. 12Nahuel GuzmánSUB
  7. 16Marcos RojoSUB
  8. 24Diego PerottiSUB
  9. 14Javier MascheranoSUB
  10. 10Lionel MessiSUB
  11. 18Ángel CorreaSUB
  12. 1Sergio RomeroSUB
  13. 22Lautaro MartínezSUB

ITA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Gianluigi BuffonG
  2. 15Daniele RuganiCD-L
  3. 19Leonardo BonucciCD-R
  4. 2Mattia De SciglioLB
  5. 24Alessandro FlorenziRB
  6. 14JorginhoCM
  7. 8Marco VerrattiLM
  8. 18Marco ParoloRM
  9. 17Ciro ImmobileF
  10. 10Lorenzo InsigneLF
  11. 25Federico ChiesaRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Giacomo BonaventuraSUB
  2. 3Gian Marco FerrariSUB
  3. 12Simone VerdiSUB
  4. 11Leonardo SpinazzolaSUB
  5. 22Patrick CutroneSUB
  6. 21Davide ZappacostaSUB
  7. 27Mattia PerinSUB
  8. 16Lorenzo PellegriniSUB
  9. 20Roberto GagliardiniSUB
  10. 9Andrea BelottiSUB
  11. 6Antonio CandrevaSUB
  12. 4Matteo DarmianSUB
  13. 23Bryan CristanteSUB
  14. 5Angelo OgbonnaSUB
  15. 26Gianluigi DonnarummaSUB

Timeline

  1. 61' Substitution, Italy. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Marco Parolo.
  2. 61' Substitution, Italy. Davide Zappacosta replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
  3. 61' Substitution, Italy. Antonio Candreva replaces Federico Chiesa.
  4. 64' Substitution, Argentina. Éver Banega replaces Leandro Paredes.
  5. 64' Substitution, Argentina. Diego Perotti replaces Ángel Di María.
  6. 72' Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Marco Verratti.
  7. 74' Substitution, Italy. Patrick Cutrone replaces Ciro Immobile.
  8. 75' Goal! Argentina 1, Italy 0. Éver Banega (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
  9. 76' Substitution, Argentina. Cristian Pavón replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  10. 85' Goal! Argentina 2, Italy 0. Manuel Lanzini (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín following a fast break.
  11. 86' Substitution, Italy. Andrea Belotti replaces Jorginho.
  12. 89' Substitution, Argentina. Gabriel Mercado replaces Fabricio Bustos.

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