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Mantej Mann
BBC Sport journalist
Argentina: (17) 17
Tries: Cinti, Mendy Cons: Carreras 2 Pen: Carreras
England: (14) 22
Tries: Atkinson, Steward, Van Poortvliet Cons: Ford 2 Pen: Ford
Jack van Poortvliet scored a last-gasp try in San Juan to hand England a dramatic victory and an impressive 2-0 series win over Argentina.
With the scores locked at 17-17 for most of the second half, England were closing in on a series victory after winning the first Test in La Plata, but Van Poortvliet ensured they would return home with a clean sweep.
Centre Seb Atkinson had opened both the scoring and his England account and Freddie Steward added his second try in a superb, end-to-end first half.
The hosts were lacklustre a week ago but recovered well in the second Test as tries from Lucio Cinti and Ignacio Mendy, plus a Santiago Carerras penalty, handed them a slender lead at the interval.
George Ford restored parity from the boot after the break before both sides became locked in an arm wrestle as they pushed for the decisive score.
Argentina rarely threatened the England line but the visitors allowed multiple opportunities to evade them before Guy Pepper made the crucial break and offloaded for replacement Van Poortvliet to dive over in the corner.
Ford missed the subsequent conversion but, with the clock in the red, England caught the restart and fired the ball into the stands to claim their 10th Test win in Argentina.
Victory for Steve Borthwick's side is their sixth in a row - a run which began in the second round of the Six Nations.
Line-ups
Argentina: Elizalde; Moroni, Cinti, Piccardo, Mendy; S Carreras, Cruz; Gallo, Montoya (capt), Kodela, Petti Pagadizabal, Rubiolo, S Grondona, Gonzalez, Matera.
Replacements: Bernasconi, Vivas, Delgado, Paulos, Isa, B Grondona, Moyano, Roger.
England: Steward; Roebuck, Northmore, S Atkinson, Muir; Ford (capt), Spencer; Baxter, Dan, Heyes, Ewels, Coles, B Curry, Underhill, T Willis.
Replacements: Langdon, Rodd, Opoku-Fordjour, Cunningham-South, Pepper, Dombrandt, Van Poortvliet, Murley.
Referee: Luc Ramos (Fra)
