ARGENTINA  39 V ITALY  22
  COMPETITION:
  VENUE: Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa DATE: 19 November 2005 SPECTATORS: 22,000
  REFEREE: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales) HALFTIME: 19-16  
  SCORERS: SCORERS:
  TRIES: Tiesi, Leonelli, Stortoni, Aramburu
TRIES: Canale
  CONVERSIONS: Contepomi (2)
CONVERSIONS: Pez
  PENALTY GOALS: Contepomi (5)
PENALTY GOALS: Pez (5)
  DROPPED GOALS: DROPPED GOALS:
   
15 Bernardo Stortoni Bristol, England 15 Ezio Galon Overmach Parma
14 Federico Martín Aramburu Biarritz Olympique, France 14 Mirco Bergamasco Stade Français, France
13 Gonzalo Tiesi San Isidro 13 Gonzalo Canale Clermont Auvergne, France
12 Felipe Contepomi Leinster, Ireland 12 Cristian Stoica Montpellier, France
11 Francisco Leonelli Edinburgh Gunners, Scotland 11 Ludovico Nitoglia Ghial Calvisano
10 Juan Martín Hernández Stade Francais, France 10 Ramiro Pez Perpignan, France
9 Agustín Pichot (Capt.) (20) Stade Francais, France 9 Paul Griffen Ghial Calvisano
8 Juan Martin Fernández Lobbe Liceo Naval 8 Josh Sole (19) Arix Viadana
7 Santiago Sanz (19) C.A.S.I. 7 Aaron Persico (20) Agen, France
6 Martín Durand Montpelier, France 6 Sergio Parisse Stade Français, France
5 Pablo Bouza (18) Harlequins, England 5 Marco Bortolami  (Capt.) Narbonne, France
4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe Sale, England 4 Carlo Del Fava Bourgoin, France
3 Omar Hasan (17) Toulouse, France 3 Carlos Nieto (18) Arix Viadana
2 Mario Ledesma (16) ASM Montferrad, France 2 Carlo Festuccia (16) SKG GRan Parma
1 Rodrigo Roncero Stade Francais, France 1 Andrea Lo Cicero (17) Conad L’Aquila
   
16 Eusebio Guiñazu (2) RC Toulonais 16 Fabio Ongaro (2) Benetton Treviso
17 Martín Scelzo (3) ASM Montferrad, France 17 Matias Aguero (1) Arix Viadana
18 Manuel Carizza (5) Biarritz Olympique, France 18 Martin Castrogiovanni (3) Ghial Calvisano
19 Juan Manuel Leguizamon (7) London Irish, England 19 Mauro Bergamasco (8) Stade Français, France
20 Nicolás Fernández Miranda (9) Hindu 20 Alessandro Zanni (7) Ghial Calvisano
21 Federico Todeschini Beziers, France 21 Pablo Canavosio Ghial Calvisano
22 Lucas Borges Stade Francais, France 22 Luciano Orquera Auch, France
   
  COACH: Pierre Berbizier COACH: Pierre Berbizier
           
MATCH NOTES
A hard-fought and often spiteful match between these two 'Latin' nations. Argentina continued its slight dominance of these encounters. Pichot was playing his 57th test for Argentina.