Graham Arnold’s team played with precision and discipline off the ball, but they were unable to do much offensively to test Emiliano Martinez, the goalkeeper for Argentina.
Argentina’s 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia was the biggest surprise of the competition thus far, sending Lionel Scaloni’s squad to the bottom of the standings prior to their encounter against Mexico.
Argentina entered the competitions as one of the favorites to win the event following their 5-0 friendly victory over United Arab Emirates, which extended their unbeaten streak to 36 games.
The AC Milan midfielder was the hero of the day as helped his country to a winning start in what was a day of mixed results for African teams in the football event at Tokyo2020.