The Pumas avenged last weekend’s 41-24 defeat in Cordoba that had seen the All Blacks return to the top of the world rankings.
“The stadium was rocking, honestly it was amazing. I’m really proud of the team and the whole squad,” captain Julian Montoya said.
“It’s a team effort and a team sport. I’m really proud. We believed that we could win – we’ve believed for a few years now.
“We came back from a tough loss in the last game and we stayed in the fight.”
“I think they showed more passion and intensity,” New Zealand captain Scott Barrett said.
“They got over the gainline and they held the ball, while we gave away penalties which just fed their game. They’re a quality team and we were outclassed.”
“Test footie is tough when you get three cards and they dominate the aerial game. We just didn’t get a lot of little things to go our way, which is earned off effort. It’s that simple,” New Zealand coach Scott Robertson added.
Argentina remain bottom of the Rugby Championship table but are now level on points with South Africa, who beat Australia 30-22 earlier on Saturday, with all four teams having won one game.
