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Italy takes on Argentina on Wednesday in the 2022 Finalissima of the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions. This is the third time that this event has been played, with the last one happening in 1993. Argentina won that on penalty kicks over Denmark.
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Italy has struggled against Argentina, losing four matches in a row. The Italian side last defeated Argentina in 1987.
Ahead of the game, GOAL has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
| Games | Italy vs Argentina |
| Date | June 1, 2022 |
| Times | 2:30 pm ET, 11:30 am PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (try for free) |
TV channel, live stream & how to watch
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| U.S. TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| FOX Sports 1 | fubo TV (try for free) |
Team news & rosters
| Position | Italy roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Donnarumma, Sirigu, Cragno, Meret, Gollini |
| Defenders | Chiellini, Bonucci, Florenzi, Emerson, Acerbi, Di Lorenzo, Spinazzola, Biraghi, Bastoni, Mancini, Calabria, Lazzari Dimarco, Felipe, Gatti, Scalvini |
| Midfielders | Verratti, Jorginho, Barella, Cristante, Locatelli, Pellegrini, Pessina, Tonali, Esposito, Frattesi, Pobega, Ricci |
Forwards | Insigne, Belotti, Bernardeschi, Raspadori, Politano, Scamacca, Zaccagni, Caprari, Cancellieri, Gnonto, Zerbin |
The Azzurri enter this match with one win and one loss in 2022, losing to North Macedonia in World Cup qualifying and then defeating Turkey in a friendly, winning 3-2 behind two goals from Giacomo Raspadori.
Italy failed to qualify for Qatar, marking the second World Cup in a row that the team has missed. Since winning the title in 2006, the Italians have either failed to qualify or lost in the group stage in every campaign.
Following this match, Italy has a short turnaround before the start of the UEFA Nations League, as it plays its first match on Saturday against Germany. Italy finished third in the previous Nations League tournament.
Predicted Italy starting XI: Florenzi, Mancini, Bastoni, Emerson, Barella, Jorginho, Verratti, Berardi, Immobile, Insigne; Donnarumma
| Position | Argentina roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Armani, E. Martínez, Rulli, Musso |
| Defenders | Otamendi, Acuna, Tagliafico, Pezzella, Molina, Montiel, Foyth, Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Pérez, Senesi |
| Midfielders | Di Maria, De Paul, Lo Celso, Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Palacios, Gómez, Mac Allister |
| Forwards | Messi, Lautaro Martínez, Dybala, A. Correa, J. Correa, Alvarez |
Argentina will look to become the only team with two wins in this event. France is the only other team to have won the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup, which was then known as the Artemio Franchi Cup.
Following this match, Argentina will face Brazil in a friendly. That’s the last match scheduled for the country before November’s World Cup.
In its most recent match, Argentina drew Ecuador 1-1 in a World Cup qualifier, with Julián Álvarez scoring the team’s only goal. La Albiceleste is set to compete in the World Cup for the 12th time in a row and is hoping to improve on a Round of 16 exit in 2018.
Predicted Argentina starting XI: Tagliafico, Otamendi, Martínez, Montiel, Mac Allister, Paredes, De Paul, Gonzalez, Messi, Álvarez; Rulli
Last five results
| Italy results | Argentina results |
|---|---|
| Turkey 2-3 Italy (Mar 29) | Ecuador 1-1 Argentina (Mar 29) |
| Italy 0-1 North Macedonia (Mar 24) | Argentina 3-0 Venezuela (Mar 25) |
| Northern Ireland 0-0 Italy (Nov 15 2021) | Argentina 1-0 Colombia (Feb 1) |
| Italy 1-1 Switzerland (Nov 12 2021) | Chile 1-2 Argentina (Jan 27) |
| Italy 2-1 Belgium (Oct 10 2021) | Argentina 0-0 Brazil (Nov 16 2021) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 3/23/2018 | Italy 0-2 Argentina |
| 8/14/2013 | Italy 1-2 Argentina |
| 2/28/2001 | Italy 1-2 Argentina |
| 7/3/1990 | Italy 1 (3)-(4) 1 Argentina |
| 12/21/1989 | Italy 0-0 Argentina |
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