Russia defeat Italy in charity football tie
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.
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