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Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni saluted his team’s never-say-die mentality after another come-from-behind victory.

Scaloni said his team had scented victory as England sat back after taking lead and went for broke to secure a deserved win.

“I think that this team plays the best when we are facing adversity,” Scaloni said. “We had a challenging game, a challenging situation.

“There was blood in the water, and we went for it. That’s the feeling that I was getting.

“You just have to keep going. We hit the crossbar. We hit the post, and it just couldn’t go in. There’s six or seven chances, but I’m very pleased about that because the team fought to the very end, and I think this is critical.”

It was the second time in the knockout rounds that Argentina have won after trailing late in the game following their remarkable last-16 escape act against Egypt -- a win Scaloni described at the time as “epic”.

Asked how he would describe Wednesday’s victory, Scaloni offered: “Epic, squared?”

Scaloni said the win, which sends Argentina into a final showdown against European champions Spain in New Jersey on Sunday, was a team effort.