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

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

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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