Two goals from Lionel Messi and one goal from Rojo handed Argentina the win in a tightly contested affair.
Ahmed Musa hit back with a stunning strike to cancel out Messi’s early strike.
Lionel Messi gave Argentina the lead through a deftly placed free kick on the stroke of half time to give Argentina the lead going into the halftime.
Just few minutes into the second half and Nigeria had drawn level again through another Ahmed Musa finish.
Less than 10minutes later, Argentina took the lead through Rojo after he turned in a corner to win the match for Argentina.
Elsewhere, Bosnia defeated Iran by 3-1 to all but ensure Nigeria’s progression into the round of 16.
