National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) In the 3rd minute, Agustín Sande hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When U21 Italy's Alessio Tullo in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Argentina's goalie prevented a goal. Rayan MacQueen hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Albino Maiorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Scarcella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felipe Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Luke Skywalker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Michael Melander in the 16th minute of play. Albino Maiorga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas-Ignacio Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alessio Tullo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Albino Maiorga came out and tried to block the shot, but Alessio Tullo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Italy's goalkeeper Luke Skywalker, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karl-Michael Melander in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luke Skywalker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. U21 Argentina's Albino Maiorga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Argentina from getting a goal against them. U21 Argentina's Albino Maiorga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Scarcella in the 40th minute of play. U21 Argentina's Albino Maiorga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Achille Santilli in the 44th minute of play. Lucas-Ignacio Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessio Tullo to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Alessio Tullo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Italy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. U21 Argentina's Pocho Lavezzi was substituted for Kylian Mbappè. U21 Argentina's attentive Agustín Sande managed to snatch the ball when Ryo Ishizaki made a throw-in in the 59th minute of the game. U21 Italy's Derman Crétin was substituted for Alessio Tullo. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gonza Ünder during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gonza Ünder kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Geronimo Raitin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Luke Skywalker made a huge save. Ryo Ishizaki kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, U21 Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Geronimo Raitin came free, but Luke Skywalker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Roberto Baggio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Albino Maiorga. U21 Argentina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roberto Baggio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Albino Maiorga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Scarcella, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Geronimo Raitin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luke Skywalker having to interfere. Geronimo Raitin scored 4-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luke Skywalker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 94 played minutes U21 Argentina got a freekick which was hit by Abel Pasqualini. 95 minutes into the match, Frank Scarcella had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Albino Maiorga. U21 Argentina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frank Scarcella was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1.