Friday's friendly between Italy and Argentina at the Etihad.

Italy:

Gianluigi Buffon has reversed his international retirement and will likely line up between the sticks for the 'Azzurri' while Gian Marco Ferrari, Federico Chiesa and Patrick Cutron are all in with a chance of making their debuts. Giorgio Chiellini had to withdraw from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Angelo Ogbonna.

Argentina:

Sergio Aguero will not feature for 'La Albiceleste' as he recovers from a knee problem but uncapped Fabricio Bustos, Maximiliano Meza, Pablo Perez and Lautaro Martinez could make their first appearances in Friday's game.

Italy manager Luigi Di Biagio:

"Despite the great disappointment of November (1-0 aggregate loss to Sweden in the two-leg World Cup playoff), there is no other way but to look forward. We can't change the past". "We're not among the best national teams but we're not among the worst, either.

If we can start again with a little bit of patience, we can rebuild a strong national team because we have young players who are still developing and improving."

Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli:

"We are candidates to win the World Cup: we cannot deny our essence. The respect that this 'Seleccion' (national team) generates is very great, and I want to promote that".

"This is much more Messi's team than mine. Leo is in his maturity stage, he trained incredibly and encouraged everyone".

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