Lionel Messi's Argentina, holder of the Copa America, easily won the gala duel against the Italian champions of Europe (3-0), Wednesday in London, depriving Giorgio Chiellini of a good conclusion for his 117th and last appearance in Azzurro.
The Argentinian scorers are Lautaro Martinez, Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala.
Argentina won for the second time – in three editions – this intercontinental trophy after its success in 1993 against Denmark (1-1 ap, 5 shots on goal to 4).
France had won the first edition in 1985 against Uruguay (2-0).
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Lionel Scaloni's team, undefeated for 32 consecutive matches, has been full of confidence less than six months before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (November 21-December 18) where it will meet Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland.
By dominating the European champions, even very pale compared to the team which had seduced during Euro-2020, Messi and his partners give a small answer to Kylian Mbappé.
The star striker of the Blues had annoyed some Argentines by considering that South American football was "not as advanced" as that of the Old Continent, for lack of being able, for its players, to play "high level matches all the time ".
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