Russia defeat Italy in charity football tie

Moscow, Feb 3 (IANS) FIFA 2018 World Cup hosts Russia defeated Italy 8-3 in a six-a-side charity football match here on Saturday.

For Italy — who failed to book a spot in the upcoming World Cup — Roma great Francesco Totti scored a brace.

Totti scored one of the goals through a precise curling free-kick from just outside the box.

Along side Totti, the Italian side consisted — Marco Delvecchio, Angelo Di Livio, Marco Cassetti, Diego Fuser and current Italy caretaker manager Gigi Di Biagio.

–IANS

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