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Argentina edge Italy 19-14 in Genoa, Italy's fifth straight defeat in the Nations Championship
Argentina survived a late Italian push in Genoa, where a penalty try cut the gap to 19-14 before Paolo Garbisi kicked dead to end the match. Italy's fifth defeat in five matches means they are certain to finish bottom of the northern hemisphere group.
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In brief
The Pumas beat Italy 19-14 on Saturday, 14 November, their first win since July according to AP and their second of the tournament according to the Irish Times.
AP says two yellow cards left Argentina with 13 men, and Italy's penalty try cut the gap to 19-14 late in the match.
Paolo Garbisi kicked dead from a late penalty instead of going for a corner lineout, ending Italy's final attack in the match.
Italy have lost all five matches in the tournament and are certain to finish bottom of the northern hemisphere group, according to the Irish Times.
- 55th minuteArgentina take their first lead, and move to 19-7 shortly after
- Late in the matchItaly are awarded a penalty try, cutting the gap to 19-14
- Final minutesPaolo Garbisi kicks dead from a late penalty, ending the match
A stop-start win in Genoa
Argentina beat Italy 19-14 on Saturday, 14 November, in the fifth round of the Nations Championship in Genoa. AP describes it as the Pumas' first win since July, and the Irish Times counts it as their second of the tournament. For most of an error-filled, stop-start match, Argentina had three-quarters of the possession and territory but kept turning the ball over. Italy made 174 tackles, more than twice as many as Argentina. The teams were level at 7-7 at half-time, and Argentina took the lead for the first time in the 55th minute before moving quickly to 19-7.
Scoring and turning points
Italy started strongly. Monty Ioane scored the opening try in the fifth minute after a kick from Marin, and Tommaso Allan converted it. Argentina hooker Bautista Bernasconi levelled the scores just before half-time, and the Pumas' second-half tries came from Rodrigo Isgro and Mateo Carreras. Two yellow cards reduced Argentina, and AP says that left the Pumas with 13 men, while the Irish Times describes them as down to 14 men when Bernasconi scored. Italy's Sclavi and Elias also received yellow cards during the Italian push, and a penalty try then brought the hosts back to 19-14.
Italy's missed finish
Italy had one more chance in the closing minutes. Flyhalf Paolo Garbisi had a late penalty and aimed for a corner lineout, but he kicked the ball dead, which ended the match. Repubblica and Rai both say Italy had a double numerical advantage late in the game but did not turn it into points. Rai adds that the hosts paid for errors in managing possession. Rai also judged the display encouraging compared with the 66-7 defeat to South Africa in Turin.
Argentina's control and Italy's form
Argentina's Mateo Carreras had a clear run toward the line earlier in the second half, but a forward pass by Argentina's number 9 wiped out the move, according to Repubblica. Italy had opened the match with energy, and Repubblica described the first half as finely balanced. The Irish Times notes that this was Argentina's 10th straight win over Italy, and AP says Italy had not beaten Argentina in 18 years.
Standings and next matches
The defeat was Italy's fifth in five matches, and the losing bonus point was the first Italy has earned in the competition. Italy are certain to finish bottom of the northern hemisphere group under coach Gonzalo Quesada. Argentina are third in the southern hemisphere standings, three points ahead of Australia, who visit Scotland on Sunday. Argentina's next match is in Paris against France, who beat South Africa by two points on Friday, 13 November. Italy host Fiji in Udine on Saturday, 21 November, with kick-off at 17:40 according to Rai.
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Sources and context
- The Irish TimesNations Championship: Argentina hand Italy fifth straight defeat
- La Repubblica.itItaly's rugby team reacts, but the result does not come: Argentina wins 19-14L'Italia del rugby reagisce, ma il risultato non arriva: l'Argentina vince 19-14 · original in Italian
- Rai newsRugby Nations Championship, Italy loses 14-19 to ArgentinaNations Championship di rugby, l'Italia perde 14-19 con l'Argentina · original in Italian
- AP NEWSPumas grind out 19-14 win over Italy after late yellow cards in Nations Championship
- Paolo Garbisi
- Italy flyhalf who kicked the ball dead in the final minutes
- Monty Ioane
- Italy player who scored the opening try
- Gonzalo Quesada
- Coach of Italy
- Tommaso Allan
- Italy player who converted Ioane's try
- Bautista Bernasconi
- Argentina hooker who scored before half-time
- Mateo Carreras
- Argentina winger who scored a second-half try
- Places
- Genoa, Italy, Udine, Argentina, South Africa
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