Lionel Messi and co. will be strutting their stuff in Manchester as they take on an Azzurri side that is still licking their wounds
Argentina kick off their World Cup preparations with a friendly match against Italy at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium on Friday.
Having just barely managed to reach the finals in Russia, Jorge Sampaoli's men will be keen to set off on the right foot by picking up a win, with another warm-up match against Spain to come four days later.
Italy, of course, are one of the biggest casualties the qualification process and the Azzurri are undergoing a changing of the guard following their disastrous play-off defeat to Sweden last November.