Season 24 week 18 processing ...

crosses low to Messi...

who finds Tevez who beats Sirigu on 52 minutes to make it

Argentina 2 Italy 1

Giovinco is beaten by Banega...

Paul Hemmings wrote:

who finds Tevez who beats Sirigu on 52 minutes to make it

Argentina 2 Italy 1

Oh dear.

Gago and Messi combine well to find Di Maria in space inside the box...

his shot is saved by Sirigu for a corner...

Argentina on top now...

Zabaleta heads the corner but it is saved again by Sirigu...

Zabaleta, having a good game, dispossesses Marchisio in midfield...

Zabaleta finds Banega who finds Di Maria who plays a one two with Messi before being upended inside the box...

its a penalty...

Marchisio is booked...

Messi steps up...

but it is saved by Sirugu with just over an hour gone Italy are still in it thanks to their goalie...

it starts to rain...

Pirlo starts to build up play for the Italians...

but it ends in a throw in...

The Italians bring on Rossi for El Shaarawy on 65 minutes...

Marchisio gets the ball from the throwin and finds Giovinco...

who finds Rossi who shoots...his first touch of the ball...

Paul Hemmings wrote:

but it is saved by Sirugu with just over an hour gone Italy are still in it thanks to their goalie...

Oh Lionel! What are you doing!

but it is saved by Romero at the expense of a corner...great save by Romero...

Italy coming back strongly now since the substitute as they line up this corner...

Pirlo swings it in to the near post to Ranocchia...

who heads high into the net past Romero on 68 minutes to make it

Argentina 2 Italy 2

what a game...

From the kickoff Messi seems determined to makes amends taking on half the Italian team singlehandedly but is finally stopped by the diving Sirugu, what a great dribble...