Messi inspires Argentina to Olympic gold

Nigeria 0 Argentina 1

Sat, 23 Aug, 2008 - 10:31

Nigeria 0 Argentina 1

Argentina achieved revenge over Nigeria for their 1996 defeat with a narrow victory in the Olympic final in the blazing heat of the Bird's Nest stadium.

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CourtsOlympicsOlympics 2008Place: Bird's NestPlace: Bird's Nest stadiumPlace: Great BritainPlace: HungaryPerson: MessiPerson: Lionel MessiPerson: Angel Di MariaPerson: Victor AnichebePerson: Javier MascheranoPerson: Peter OdemwingiePerson: Juan Roman RiquelmePerson: Viktor KassaiPerson: OdemwingiePerson: Pablo ZabaletaPerson: IsaacPerson: Sergio RomeroPerson: Di MariaPerson: AnichebePerson: Sergio AgueroPerson: RomeroEvent: OlympicOrganisation: ArgentinaOrganisation: NigeriaOrganisation: BarcelonaOrganisation: FIFAOrganisation: EvertonOrganisation: UruguayOrganisation: LiverpoolOrganisation: Lokomotiv MoscowOrganisation: Benfica
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