CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions

FT Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Argentina DWWWD 3
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Italy WDDLW 0
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Wembley Stadium · 87,112 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi pulls strings as Argentina outclass Italy in Finalissima at Wembley

Argentina marked the revival of the Cup of Champions in style as they outclassed Italy 3-0 in a heavyweight clash billed as the "Finalissima."

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
6
55.8
Possession
44.2
17
SHOTS
7
10
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
483
Accurate Passes
380
549
Passes
432
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
1
4
Crosses
5
0.3
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
31
28
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
8
20
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
19
6
Effective Clearances
11
6
Clearances
11

Head to Head

ARG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ITA · 4-3-3

  1. 21Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 3Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 19Leonardo BonucciCD-R
  4. 13EmersonLB
  5. 2Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  6. 8JorginhoCM
  7. 18Nicolò BarellaLM
  8. 12Matteo PessinaRM
  9. 9Andrea BelottiF
  10. 22Giacomo RaspadoriLF
  11. 10Federico BernardeschiRF

Substitutes

  1. 14Alex MeretSUB
  2. 6Manuel LazzariSUB
  3. 23Alessandro BastoniSUB
  4. 1Alessio CragnoSUB
  5. 5Manuel LocatelliSUB
  6. 16Bryan CristanteSUB
  7. 20Lorenzo PellegriniSUB
  8. 7Alessandro FlorenziSUB
  9. 4Leonardo SpinazzolaSUB
  10. 15Francesco AcerbiSUB
  11. 17Gianluca ScamaccaSUB
  12. 11Matteo PolitanoSUB

ARG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 4Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 10Lionel MessiAM
  7. 18Guido RodríguezLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 22Lautaro MartínezF
  10. 20Giovani Lo CelsoAM-L
  11. 11Ángel Di MaríaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Exequiel PalaciosSUB
  2. 16Lisandro MartínezSUB
  3. 21Paulo DybalaSUB
  4. 15Nico GonzálezSUB
  5. 1Franco ArmaniSUB
  6. 6Germán PezzellaSUB
  7. 8Marcos AcuñaSUB
  8. 17Alejandro GómezSUB
  9. 9Julián ÁlvarezSUB
  10. 5Alexis Mac AllisterSUB
  11. 2Juan FoythSUB
  12. 12Gerónimo RulliSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Goal! Italy 0, Argentina 1. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  3. 39' Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Italy 0, Argentina 2. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez with a through ball.
  5. 45' Substitution, Italy. Manuel Lazzari replaces Giorgio Chiellini.
  6. 45' Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Andrea Belotti.
  7. 45' Substitution, Italy. Manuel Locatelli replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
  8. 62' Substitution, Italy. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Matteo Pessina.
  9. 72' Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 76' Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
  11. 77' Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Emerson.
  12. 77' Nicolò Barella (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 85' Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  14. 85' Substitution, Argentina. Germán Pezzella replaces Cristian Romero because of an injury.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Argentina. Paulo Dybala replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás González replaces Ángel Di María.
  17. 90'+4' Goal! Italy 0, Argentina 3. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a fast break.

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