Italy failed to break its contract against Argentina in the “Finalísima” Cup match, which will lead to the European championship against its South American counterpart, which is played today, Wednesday, at Wembley Stadium.
The Italians lost to the “Tango” stars 3-0 and were unable to break one of their longest negative numbers, earning their first win against Argentina in 35 years.
Argentina’s goals were recorded against Italian goalkeeper Donnarumma by Martínez (28th minute), Di María (45th minute) and Paulo Dybala in the final minute of the match.
The two teams met in 5 against the World Cup, the last being in 1990 in Italy, where Argentina won the semi-finals on penalties (5-4), after finishing the original time and extra time with a purpose. for both.
The two teams also met in the group stages of the 1974 and 1978 World Cups, where they recorded no goals in the first, where Italy won in the second with a goal for Tango itself in four of those five occasions at the expense of Azzurri.
Italy’s last victory against Argentina, in a friendly match on June 10, 1987, was a goal by Fernando De Napoli, Oscar Gary and Gianluca Vialli, to beat Italy 3-1 in Zurich, a match in which the late legend that Diego Maradona scored a goal. only purpose for his country.
In this meeting they have added five confrontations since then, as Argentina have won the last three games and one ended in a draw, while the semifinals of the 1990 World Cup, played in Italy, were the most outstanding meeting. in the history of confrontations. of the same part.
Salvatore Schillaci, winner of the Golden Boot at this World Cup, put ‘Azzori’ ahead in the 17th minute, but was equalized by Claudio Caniggia and the match went to a penalty shootout, in which Roberto Donadoni failed to leave and Aldo Serena. the host team.
All the clashes since then have been friendly, most recently at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium, where Argentina beat Italy, which recently failed to qualify for the World Cup, 2-0.
Source: agencies
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