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Kelly Haimona’s 15 points not enough to save Italy against Argentina
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Argentina fought back to beat Italy with their two tries eclipsing the awesome boot of new Azzurri kicking king, Kelly Haimona.
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The match was brought forward a day because bad weather was forecast for Saturday in already storm-hit Genoa. Argentina looked unprepared at first before Lucas González Amorosino and Jerónimo de la Fuente touched down either side of the break.
Italy’s New Zealand-born fly-half Haimona was in imperious form in only his second appearance in a long-time problem position for the team, kicking 15 of Italy’s points including a penalty from 50 metres.
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He had Italy 12-3 ahead just before the interval but Jacques Brunel’s side, who beat Samoa last weekend for their first win in 10 games, looked tired in the second half having started with only one change as Argentina-born Martin Castrogiovanni came in.
Argentina made eight changes following their surprise defeat by Scotland and the fly-half Juan Martín Hernández justified his return with a solid kicking display.
Genoa’s Marassi was only half full given the date switch but fans did their best to liven up the atmosphere with the unusual rivalry between the sides also helping. The hostility stems from most of the best Italy players down the years having Argentinian roots given the lack of home-based talent, but even their impressive new Kiwi could not prevent a 14th Pumas win out of 20 Tests between the sides.
Argentina visit France next Saturday and Italy welcome South Africa as they continue to build for next September’s World Cup in England.
