The Citizen (Gauteng)

Iraq no match for reserve team

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– Argentina shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi as a second-string team eased past Iraq 4-0 in an internatio­nal friendly in Riyadh on Thursday.

Interim coach Lionel Scaloni used the match to blood a host of new talent with goalkeeper Sergio Romero, defender Ramiro Funes Mori and striker Paulo Dybala the only experience­d players in the line-up.

Argentina will face traditiona­l rivals Brazil, also in Saudi Arabia next Tuesday. –

Riyadh

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