This Wednesday (1) in London, Argentina and Italy will compete for the first time in the finals, which is a one-match decision in which the South American champions face the European champions. The 2022 tournament was recreated after the Artemio Franchi Cup, which was played in 1985 and 1993.
For the Argentines, it will not be the Italian “executioner”, but Wembley Stadium, the South Americans fought 6 times on the legendary European stage and You never win. Matches, which have always been played with the English football team, had a balance of 3 draws and 3 defeats.
The most symbolic controversy came in 1966, the year the English won the World Cup on home soil, defeating the Argentines all the way 1-0 in front of 90,000 spectators in a match that marked it out. Antonio Rattin sent off.
German referee Rudolf Kreitlin dismissed Ratten for his indiscipline, which was not fluent in German, so he asked an interpreter to understand the phrase given by the “judge”. The Argentine needed to be escorted by the local police after a 10-minute stoppage, and upon leaving the stadium, he broke the UK flag in revolt. After the episode, FIFA had to create the red card which symbolized the expulsion.
If Wembley for the Argentine national team is an unwanted taboo, the stadium for Messi brings good memories, It was there in 2011 against Manchester United that the unstoppable Barcelona defeated Guardiola 3-1 in the Champions League final.
The rivalry between Argentina and Italy grew mainly in the era of Maradona, as the Argentine star participated in the Italian stadiums in the Napoli shirt. In general, the confrontations were 15 matches, 6 Italian victories, 4 Argentineans and 5 draws.
The most memorable encounter, and perhaps the most painful for Europeans, was the World Cup semi-final match in Italy in 1990, specifically in Naples, which the Argentines won on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regular and overtime. .
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