Their talisman Messi was rested out of precaution ahead of their second friendly against Spain on Tuesday and Argentina managed to weather an Italy enslaught before capitalising in the second half.
Their midfield picked possession off the 'Azzurri' and were quick to move it well just outside the box. The ball eventually found its way to Banega whose low strike wrong-footed Gianluigi Buffon before hitting the back of the net.
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23 March 2018