Argentine right back Pablo Zabaleta has said that Alejandro Sabella's men will learn the lessons of Brazil's World Cup humiliation and maintain the focus that has taken them to the brink of a historic victory in the tournament.
Zabaleta vowed to ensure that their coach went out on a high against Germany as Sabella's agent had revealed that the manager planned to step down after the World Cup final.
Zabaleta echoed the surprise of the rest of the footballing world at Brazil's strange surrender in Belo Horizonte but said that his robust and resolute Argentina side would not make the same mistake if they lost an early goal, The Guardian reported.
The Manchester City fullback said that even if a team concedes some goals before 15 or 20 minutes they need to keep calm and keep playing in the same way as Argentina has been doing for these six games.
Zabaleta said that the Brazil game was a lesson for Argentina.
The fullback also said that Argentina's captain Lionel Messi is their main player, adding that the striker is the striker is the leader of this group of players and they can imagine how special it would be for Messi to lift the World Cup.