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Argentina recover to beat Russia 3-2 in friendly

Striker Lisandro Lopez and new cap Jesus Datolo scored in the second half as Argentina recovered from a goal down to beat Russia 3-2 in a friendly on Wednesday.

Moscow: Striker Lisandro Lopez and new cap Jesus Datolo scored in the second half as Argentina recovered from a goal down to beat Russia 3-2 in a friendly on Wednesday.
Russia went ahead after a quarter of an hour with a shot from midfielder Igor Semshov and striker Sergio Aguero volleyed the equaliser on the stroke of halftime. Coach Diego Maradona, whose side are warming up for a key World Cup qualifier at home to Brazil next month, sent on substitute Lopez for the second half and he put Argentina ahead within 30 seconds. Midfielder Datolo had only been on a few minutes as a substitute when he fired home to put Argentina further ahead on the hour before striker Roman Pavlyuchenko pulled one back for Guus Hiddink`s Russians with 12 minutes to go. Bureau Report