Argentina scored two unanswered tries to beat Italy 20-18 in Genoa on Friday.

Italy controlled the game for most of the evening but a try from wing Lucas González Amorosino, just before the break, and another from centre Jerónimo De la Fuente, on the hour mark, saw the visitors snatch victory.

Replacement pivot Luciano Orquera had a chance to win it for the hosts but sent his 79th-minute drop-goal attempt wide.

Orquera had kicked a simple penalty soon after coming onto the field, with Italy's New Zealand-born flyhalf Kelly Haimona slotting five.

Italy – Penalties: Kelly Haimona (5), Luciano Orquera.
Argentina – Tries: Lucas González Amorosino, Jerónimo De la Fuente. Conversions: Juan Martín Hernández (2). Penalties: Hernández, Nicolás Sánchez.

Italy – 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Luke Mclean, 13 Michele Campagnaro, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Leonardo Sarto, 10 Kelly Haimona, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Simone Favaro, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Joshua Furno, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Matias Aguero.
Subs: 16 Andrea Manici, 17 Alberto de Marchi, 18 Dario Chistolini, 19 Marco Bortolami, 20 Francesco Minto, 21 Guglielmo Palazzani, 22 Luciano Orquera, 23 Giulio Toniolatti.

Argentina – 15 Joaquín Tuculet, 14 Lucas González Amorosino, 13 Horacio Agulla, 12 Jerónimo De la Fuente, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Juan Martín Hernández, 9 Tomás Cubelli, 8 Leonardo Senatore, 7 Javier Ortega Desio, 6 Fucando Isa, 5 Tomás Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 2 Matías Cortese, 1 Marcos Ayerza.
Subs: 16 Santiago Iglesias Valdez, 17 Lucas Noguera Paz, 18 Ramiro Herrera, 19 Lucas Ponce, 20 Tomás Lezana, 21 Martín Landajo, 22 Nicolás Sánchez, 23 Matías Moroni.

Photo: Olivier Morin/AFP Photo