Argentina Defeats Italy 2-1 in Friendly Football Match in Rome,Italy Wednesday Aug 14,2013

Dubbed the “Pope Francis” match, as it pitted the home of the new pontiff against the country he technically resides in, this was an eagerly-anticipated friendly match

Despite the absence of World Player of the Year Lionel Messi, Argentina still had too much for Italy on Wednesday, winning 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium,Rome,Italy

Goal Scorers
For Argentina - Gonzalo Higuain(20th minute) and Ever Banega(48th minute)
For Italy - Lorenzo Insigne(76th minute)

Argentina’s Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after he scored during a friendly soccer match between Italy and Argentina, at Rome’s Olympic stadium, Wednesday, Aug.14, 2013

 

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Argentina's Ever Banega celebrates after he scored during a friendly soccer match between Italy and Argentina, at Rome's Olympic stadium, Wednesday, Aug.14, 2013

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 Italy's Lorenzo Insigne celebrates after scoring during a friendly soccer match between Italy and Argentina, at Rome's Olympic stadium, Wednesday, Aug.14, 2013

Note
The last time Italy and Argentina met was in 2001 — also a friendly in Rome that Argentina won 2-1

Before that, Diego Maradona's Argentina eliminated host Italy from the 1990 World Cup on penalty kicks in a semifinal in Naples