1. Mirco Spagnolo – 5
The Italian front-row were all slow and out of position, leading to Argentina’s dominance. Spagnolo did get beaten at scrum time by his opposing prop, which capped off a poor evening for him.
2. Gianmarco Lucchesi – 5
Being subbed off before the 50 minute mark, tells you all you need to know.
3. Marco Riccioni – 5
The usually reliable prop was far from his best. Like his fellow front rowers, he was subbed early on in the second half.
4. Niccolo Cannone – 6
An underwhelming performance from the lock who is regularly in the upper echelons of any player ratings. Cannone was overworked by the Argentine attack, and could not get a stronghold on the match.
5. Federico Ruzza – 6
A strong workhorse performance from Ruzza. Unlucky to go off early in the second half with injury but a strong work rate from the lock.
6. Sebastian Negri – 6
Negri put in some huge hits and was very physical. However, he was caught out fairly often as the visitors were able to break past his strong defensive work.
7. Michele Lamaro – 6
Much like Negri, Lamaro tried to hit everything that moved. Whilst this could work in theory, Los Pumas simply moved the ball and they had an overlap.
8. Lorenzo Cannone – 6
A couple of barnstorming carries and good work in the breakdown. A late yellow card for a high tackle brought his performance rating down, but an alright night for the number eight.
16. Giacomo Nicotera – 7
The replacement hooker had a strong impact since he came on. Adept lineout throwing and strong mauling work ensured he was able to cross over for Italy’s second.
17. Danilo Fischetti – 6
Not much to be said about Fischetti. Argentina had already figured out how Italy would defend so it was an impossible task when he came on.
18. Simone Ferrari – 5
Even less to be said about Ferrari. Caught out a few times and could not keep up with
Argentina’s brutal pace. Not entirely his fault though.
19. Dino Lamb – 6
The Harlequins man brought some much needed structure to his side when he came in. Unfortunately, it only lasted for about five minutes as Argentina ran riot.
20. Manuel Zuliani – 5
Zuliani was virtually silent on the pitch. Much like the rest of the Italian forwards, he was disorganised in the set piece and defence. Lots to work on for the Italian management.
21. Alessandro Garbisi – N/A
22. Tommaso Allan – 7
Brought on early in the first half and helped to steady the ship. Great kicking and leadership from full back. Job well done by Allan.
23. Marco Zanon – N/A
