Carlos Tévez's missed penalty sees Argentina crash out of Copa America

By Telegraph staff and agencies5:07PM BST 17 Jul 2011Comments The competition hosts were beaten 5-4 in a shoot-out by Uruguay, with Tévez's decisive effort saved by goalkeeper Fernando Muslera after the teams had been locked at 1-1 in normal time. Defeat capped a miserable tournament for Argentina, who had been unconvincing even in the group stage. Lionel Messi, the world's best player, never threatened to reproduce the form he shows consistently for Barcelona and manager Sergio Batista was subjected to withering criticism. Within moments of Argentina's defeat - in which Javier Mascherano and Diego Perez were sent off - the country's leading sports daily, Ole, had branded the side a 'national failure', but Batista insisted he would not step down. 'I'm not thinking about that,' he said. 'I have to continue in the job. My job started five or six months ago, and I have to continue with my plans. The important thing is the [2014] World Cup. Related Articles

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