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By Neil JohnstonBBC Sport astatine Eden Park
Last updated connected 12 minutes ago.From the conception Women's Football
Italy are appearing astatine their 4th Fifa Women's World Cup and are two-time quarter-finalistsItaly midfielder Giulia Dragoni go 1 of the youngest players to look successful a Women's World Cup lucifer astatine the property of 16 years and 259 days arsenic Le Azzurre scored precocious to bushed Argentina.
Manager Milena Bertolini enactment her religion successful the youngster who lone made her debut for the elder broadside connected 1 July.
It looked arsenic though Italy were going to beryllium frustrated by a gritty antiaircraft show by Argentina earlier substitute Cristiana Girelli, who replaced Dragoni successful the 83rd minute, nodded the victor 4 minutes later.
The vastly experienced Girelli got connected the extremity of Lisa Boattin's transverse and looped a header implicit Vanina Correa to unafraid a 1-0 victory.
In beforehand of a assemblage of 30,889 spectators, Italy had earlier seen goals by Arianna Caruso and Valentina Giacinti ruled retired for offside.
A tetchy contention was stopped galore times to let players to person treatment, portion Argentina's Mariana Larroquette, Miriam Mayorga and Florencia Bonsegundo were booked on with Italy's Caruso and skipper Barbara Bonansea.
Italy, who besides included 18-year-old guardant Chiara Beccari from the start, spell to Wellington adjacent to play Sweden, who person a two-point pb astatine the apical of Group G, connected Saturday (kick-off 08:30 BST).
Argentina's adjacent lucifer is against South Africa successful Dunedin connected Friday (01:00 BST).
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Italy
Squad number22Player nameDurante
Squad number4Player nameDi Guglielmo
Squad number5Player nameLinari
Squad number23Player nameSalvai
Squad number17Player nameBoattin
Squad number6Player nameGiugliano
Squad number16Player nameDragoni
Squad number8Player nameBonansea
Squad number18Player nameCaruso
Squad number14Player nameBeccari
Squad number9Player nameGiacinti
Squad number7Player nameCantore
Squad number10Player nameGirelli
Squad number20Player nameGreggi
Argentina
Squad number1Player nameCorrea
Squad number13Player nameBraun
Squad number14Player nameMayorga
Squad number6Player nameCometti
Squad number3Player nameStábile
Squad number8Player nameFalfán
Squad number16Player nameBenítez
Squad number7Player nameNúñez
Squad number22Player nameBanini
Squad number15Player nameBonsegundo
Squad number19Player nameLarroquette
Squad number9Player nameGramaglia
Squad number10Player nameIppólito
Squad number11Player nameRodríguez
Line-ups
Italy
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 22Durante
- 4Di Guglielmo
- 5Linari
- 23Salvai
- 17Boattin
- 6Giugliano
- 16DragoniSubstituted forGirelliat 83'minutes
- 8BonanseaBooked astatine 85mins
- 18CarusoBooked astatine 25minsSubstituted forGreggiat 58'minutes
- 14Beccari
- 9GiacintiSubstituted forCantoreat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Giuliani
- 2Severini
- 3Orsi
- 7Cantore
- 10Girelli
- 11Glionna
- 12Baldi
- 13Bartoli
- 15Serturini
- 19Lenzini
- 20Greggi
- 21Cernoia
Argentina
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Correa
- 13Braun
- 14MayorgaBooked astatine 68mins
- 6Cometti
- 3StábileBooked astatine 90mins
- 8FalfánSubstituted forIppólitoat 90+2'minutes
- 16Benítez
- 7NúñezSubstituted forRodríguezat 77'minutes
- 22Banini
- 15BonsegundoBooked astatine 76mins
- 19LarroquetteBooked astatine 12minsSubstituted forGramagliaat 90+2'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Sachs
- 4Cruz
- 5Santana
- 9Gramaglia
- 10Ippólito
- 11Rodríguez
- 12Esponda
- 17Gómez
- 18Chávez
- 20Singarella
- 21Lonigro
- 23Cháves
Live Text
Match ends, Italy 1, Argentina 0.
Second Half ends, Italy 1, Argentina 0.
Corner, Italy. Conceded by Vanina Correa.
Attempt saved. Lisa Boattin (Italy) close footed changeable from a hard space connected the close is saved successful the bottommost close corner.
Eliana Stábile (Argentina) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Sofia Cantore (Italy) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Eliana Stábile (Argentina).
Foul by Sofia Cantore (Italy).
Estefanía Banini (Argentina) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Hand shot by Paulina Gramaglia (Argentina).
Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Italy) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the left. Assisted by Chiara Beccari pursuing a accelerated break.
Attempt saved. Florencia Bonsegundo (Argentina) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal.
Foul by Sofia Cantore (Italy).
Florencia Bonsegundo (Argentina) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Substitution, Argentina. Paulina Gramaglia replaces Mariana Larroquette.
Substitution, Argentina. Dalila Ippólito replaces Daiana Falfán.
Francesca Durante (Italy) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Aldana Cometti (Argentina).
Foul by Cristiana Girelli (Italy).
Daiana Falfán (Argentina) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
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