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ARGENTINA 2/ ROMANIA 1, February 19, 1998. |
MENDOZA, Argentina, February 19, 98 (AP) With goals by Nelson Vivas and Roberto Ayala, the Argentine national soccer team defeated Romania 2-1 Thursday, in a training match for the France 98 World Cup. Both goals were identical: headers by Vivas in the 9th minute and by Ayala in the 49th from free kicks by Marcelo Gallardo. Radu Nicolescu narrowed the breach to 2-1 in the 80th. Romania fielded mostly substitute players, few if any of whom are expected to be on the starting lineup in France, and did not pose a serious challenge to the locals. Their footwork was clumsy and they had few shots at Argentine keeper German Burgos' goal until the last 15 minutes of the game. Argentina featured most of its stars, including Diego Simeone, Jose Chamot and Ariel Ortega. Though the Argentines controlled the action and attacked insistently, their passing lacked precision and their chances to score were few and far between. Argentina is scheduled to play Yugoslavia on February 24. Teams Argentina: German Burgos, Hernan Diaz, Nelson Vivas, Roberto Ayala, Jose Chamot, Juan Veron, Leonardo Astrada, Diego Simeone, Marcelo Gallardo, Ariel Ortega, Hernan Crespo. Coach: Daniel Passarella. Romania: Florin Prunea, Stellan Carabas, Liviu Matei, Vasile Popa, Stefan Nanu, Lucian Marinescu, Danut Lupu, Daniel Tulca, Adrian Iftudi, Marius Lacatus, Radu Nicolescu. Coach: Florin Marin. Referee: Guido Aros (Chile). 
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