Player Ratings as the Lions edged by Argentina on a great night in Dublin

A great game!

Andy Farrell's side were error-strewn with ball in hand, dropping passes and handing the ball to the opposition at times.

Los Pumas were clinical and magnificent in broken-field play, and deserved 28-24 winners.

Lions player ratings:

Ellis Genge - 8.5

Made mince meat of Argentina tighthead Joel Sclavi, who was replaced after 47 minutes.

A trademark, barnstorming run set up the Lions' go-ahead try.

Luke Cowan-Dickie - 5

An error-strewn performance.

Dropped the ball over the line in the first half.

Finlay Bealham - 7.5

Was part of a hugely dominant scrum and tackled his ass off.

12 hits was the most of any Lions players.

Maro Itoje - 7

A dogged performance from the captain, and excellent in the lineout as usual.

Tadhg Beirne - 6

Was a far cry from some of the titanic showings we have seen from him this year.

Didn't do much wrong for most of the game but gave away a crucial neck-roll penalty with just three minutes left while the Lions were camped on the opposition line.

Tom Curry - 6.5

Tireless as usual at ruck time and in the tackle.

Still the favourite to start at either six or seven, but not a position-cementing performance.

A few handling errors brings his score down.

Jac Morgan - 7

A similar performance to the guy above, and made a nice turnover in the first half.

Ben Earl - 7

Didn't catch the eye as he often does, but finished the game with 56 metres made, the most of any Lions forward.

Alex Mitchell - 7.5

Was uber-quick at the base of the ruck, kicked well for the most part, and threw some great skip passes.

And if we didn't know already, he is a real challenger to Jamison Gibson-Park.

A bad missed catch and a poor overcooked kick brings his score down half a mark.

Fin Smith - 7

Kicked his goals and tackled well, but failed to put his stamp on the game.

Lost ground on Finn Russell.

Duhan van der Merwe - 5.5

Made an awesome break in the first half, but from then on pretty much nothing went right for the Scot.

Looked very dodgy, weak in the air, and a prime target to attack.

Bundee Aki - 7

Would have liked more involvements and breaks, but took his try well and tackled well.

Sione Tuipulotu - 7

The Lions used him a lot, and Argentina marshalled him as best they could but he got change out of them in the second half.

Will be lethal when the team gets more cohesion.

Tommy Freeman - 7

Was everywhere on the pitch and had so many involvements, most of them good.

Loses a point for falling asleep for Argentina's first try and a crucial dropped ball late on.

Marcus Smith - 7.5

Good in the backfield and good kicking, but it was as a second playmaker where he shone.

His dancing feet force teams to keep an extra keen eye on him, but he can shred you with a pass aswell.

Replacements:

Rónan Kelleher - 5.5

Pierre Schoeman - 6.5

Carried well.

Tadhg Furlong - 6

Scott Cummings - 6

Henry Pollock - 5

Looked dangerous but had a bad missed tackle which led to an Argies try, and was easily turned over at the death.

Tomos Williams - 6.5

Elliot Daly - 7

Made the most of his appearance off the bench.

Mack Hansen - 6.5