Silenced By Argentina During The Finalissima, Italy Coach Roberto Mancini: A Balanced Game

Italy national team coach Roberto Mancini. (Photo: Twitter @Azzurri)

JAKARTA - The Argentine national team beat Italy with a score of 3-0 in the match titled Finalissima which took place at Wembley Stadium, Wednesday, May 1, local time. This match is Giorgio Chiellini's last match with the Italian national team.

Argentina appeared dominant in this match. Lionel Scaloni's men were already 2-0 up in the first half through goals from Lautaro Martinez (28 minutes) and Angel Di Maria (45+1 minutes).

The Italians, who returned to Wembley 11 months after beating England to win Euro 2020, were increasingly helpless in the second round. Substitute Paulo Dybala further strengthened Argentina's dominance with a fine finishing in the 90+4 minute.

It was a disappointing end to Giorgio Chiellini's international career. The 37-year-old was substituted at half-time in his 117th and final appearance.

"In the first half we made two mistakes, but the game was balanced. At that time, they were better in controlling the ball and moving it. They were better," Italy coach Roberto Mancini told RAI Sport.

Mancini insists, Italy should have scored in this match. If they could make it happen, he was sure the end result would be much different.

"But in the second half we made a bit of an effort to turn things around. We had chances in the first half and should have taken better advantage of that time," he said.

It should be noted that the finalissima between Argentina and Italy is the latest version of the Conmebol-Uefa Champions Cup which had previously only been played twice in 1985 and 1993, as reported by Reuters from Reuters.