By Augustine Akhilomen
Super Eagles came from behind to defeat the Albiceleste 4-2 in Tuesday’s international friendly encounter at the Krasnodar arena, Russia.
Argentina got on the score sheet in the 27th minute with Banega curling his free-kick before Sergio Aguero extended their lead in the 37th minute. However, Kelechi Iheanacho gave Nigeria a lifeline when he netted from a beautiful free-kick in the 44th minute.
At the start of the second half, Alex Iwobi levelled score before Brian Idowu made it 3-2 while Iwobi took the game beyond Argentina’s reach with a sublime finish to make it 4-2.
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