Nigeria/Argentina Friendly: We Will Tame Nigeria - Argentina Coach

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The new Argentina coach, Alejandro Sabella, was counting the positives after his team pulled off a 1-0 friendly victory over an improving Venezuela in his debut match hoping his side will work on pace in counter attack against Nigeria on Tuesday.

Sabella, 56, replaced the under-fire Sergio Batista after Argentina's quarter-final exit to Uruguay in the Copa America in July.

Immediately afterwards, Sabella declared his main task would be to restore pride in the South American giants as they prepare to open their 2014 World Cup campaign in October.

Argentina, two-time World Cup winners, have not won any trophy at the senior level since their Copa America victory way back in 1993.

Sabella has not had much time with his team as most of the players have been away playing in foreign leagues, but that did not come in the way of his side securing a winning start for their coach.

"I am really happy to start out with a win," Sabella said at the post-match news conference in Kolkata late Friday.

"We have been together only for three days. We will need a lot of time on the training field for better understanding to tame Nigeria.

Tribune