Argentina won the match and defeated Uruguay in Copa battle

erardo Martino will be a mitigated man. The Argentina mentor saw his side defeat a negative and ultra-protective Uruguay group on Tuesday to enlist their first win in this Copa America. It wasn't pretty, yet it didn't generally should be.

On the eve of this match, Tata talked about style and the significance of playing a certain route with Argentina. Yet, having discarded two focuses by letting a two-objective lead slip against Paraguay on Saturday, a triumph was what mattered most in this match.

Uruguay made things unfathomably troublesome with their nearby checking, industrious fouls and profound lying barrier. For some time it appeared Argentina may be disappointed as they were when held to a goalless attract the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa, just to miss out on punishments then to the group drilled via Oscar Tabarez.

However, one snippet of motivation changed everything. Javier Pastore, restored in midfield close by Lucas Biglia as Ever Banega dropped to the seat, created some great ability to take out two safeguards on the privilege with a sharp turn and go for Pablo Zabaleta, whose cross was going home by Sergio Aguero at the close post.

It was continually going to take something exceptional and those three players created it in that move following 56 minutes, which lit up the Argentina fans on what was searching an extreme night for the Albiceleste in La Serena.

Martino, whose Barcelona side attempted to deal with physical and cautious opponents (most quite Atletico Madrid on six different events) in 2013-14, had been sent to the stands before in the diversion and was compelled to watch apprehensively as his group neglected to expand on their preference and Uruguay verged on balancing at the flip side.

Diego Rolan side-footed over the bar with the objective at his leniency from eight yards, while Alvaro Gonzalez let go over from long range minutes after the fact and Sergio Romero spared from Abel Hernandez in the last moment. Argentina fans were definitely fearing a rehash of the spur of the moment objective scored by Paraguay on Saturday. Fortunately for them, then again, it never came.

The execution from Argentina was not by any stretch of the imagination persuading, yet this time they found themselves able to hang on for every one of the three focuses and will be unrealistic to face another side very like Uruguay in this competition - unless the two groups meet again later in the opposition.

For the time being, the Argentina players have claimed some requital for what happened four years back, while they now just need to beat Jamaica on Saturday to secure top spot in Group B and - more likely than not - stay away from a quarter-last go against Dunga's Brazil.

Triumph through smart football remains the goal for Martino's men, however on Tuesday they indicated they are equipped for winning revolting as well - and that will serve them well in whatever is left of their Copa America crusade.