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A shocking surprise for Argentina and a good debut by Italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni leading Japan National Football team.   Imagine, Japan defeating Argentina by 1 goal.    Happy faces also for Catania having forward Takayuki Morimoto and Cesena defender Yuto Nagatomo celebrating this important victory against one of the  best  world football team even with Barcelona forward Lionel Messi.  This is the first time Japan defeat Argentina in 7 International games.

Argentina will have to work hard for their next international friendly which is the SUPER CLASH Brazil_vs Argentina on November 17, 2010 in Qatar.

Bad news for Argentina not only for the defeat, but also losing for injury during the game Inter forward Diego Milito and Inter midfielder Esteban Cambiasso  Certainly, this is not a good news for Inter coach Rafael Benitez who relies on  these two  players for their UEFA Champions League game and Italian championship.

Here is the thing guys.  In the 32nd minute, Diego Milito asking to be  substituted for injury on his right leg.  Making matters worse, just a minute before the end of the first half, bam, another  injury.  This time is Inter midfielder Esteban Cambiasso substituted by Fiorentina midfielder Mario Bolatti.
 

2 Italy Serie A Players in Japan National Football team:

Cesena defender Yuto Nagatomo did not play, listed in the substitutes
Catania forward Takayuki Morimoto played 65 minutes and substituted by Maeda.

7 Italian Serie A Players in Argentina National Football team:

Catania goalkeeper Mariano Andujar did not play, listed in the substitutes
Inter forward Diego Milito played 33 minutes, substituted for injury by Higuain
Inter midfielder Esteban Cambiasso played 45 minutes, substituted for injury by Mario Bolatti
Napoli forward Ezequiel Lavezzi played 23 minutes
Napoli midfielder Jose Sosa did not play, listed in the substitutes
Fiorentina midfielder Mario Bolatti played 40 minutes and substituted in the 85th minute
AS Roma defender Nicolas Burdisso

 The joy form  Japan Coach Alberto Zaccheroni echoing the joy from Japan fans too. "I feel very happy. My debut match turned out to be such an important event.  I told my players in the bench before the match that if you work hard it will produce a result."

Argentina head coach Batista trying to   change  the result at least for a draw making  substitutions.   In the second half he brought  Palermo midfielder Javier Pastore in the 61st minute  and Napoli forward Ezequiel Lavezzi in the 77th minute, though, it seems  Argentina could not find  their  way to the goal. 
 


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Argentina starting lineup against Japan on Friday October 8, 2010



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Japan's Takayuki Morimoto (9) and Argentina's Martin Demichelis are in an airborne duel during their friendly soccer match in Saitama, near Tokyo,

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Argentina' and Inter  forward Diego Milito  fights the ball against Japanese midfielder Makoto Hasebe during the  international friendly match in Saitama, suburban Tokyo on October 8, 2010.





Click the video to watch the highlights of the International Friendly game JAPAN - ARGENTINA on Friday October 8 2010.







International Friendly  Game

Japan 1 - 0 Argentina
Friday October 8, 2010
Saitama Stadium
Saitama, Japan 

Referee:   
Assistants:   
Fourth Official
 
Attendance:  57,735

 Scorers:  19' Shinji Okazaki 

OFFICIAL FORMATIONS

JAPAN (4-4-2):  E.  Kawashima, A. Uchida, Y. Kurihara, Y. Komano, Y. Konno; M. Hasebe, K. Honda, Y. Endo, S. Kagawa; S. Okazaki, Takayuki Morimoto.

ARGENTINA:  Sergio Romero, Nicolas Burdisso, Demichelis, G. Milito, Gabriel Heinze, Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Mascherano, D'Alessandro, Lionel Messi, Diego Milito and Carlos Tevez

Substitutes:  Mariano Andujar, N. Pareja, G. Higuain, Mario Bolatti, N. Gaitain, Javier Pastore, O. Ustari, J. Sosa, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Di Maria. 


 

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  What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?


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