Martinez helps Argentina record important win v Mexico
Lisandro had been introduced as a second-half substitute against Saudi Arabia on matchday one but was in from the start this time around as the South Americans looked to bounce back.
The first half was tense, cagey, hard fought and a stop-start affair with fouls a regular feature between both sides looking to triumph for the first time in the tournament.
It was goalless at the break but the impetus was all Argentina’s after Messi netted the opener with a precisely drilled effort on 64 minutes.
A curler from Fernandez with just over three minutes left of normal time was then enough to make sure of the win on a night that the two-time winners would have gone out on with a loss.
