Healy has moved level with Brian O’Driscoll as Ireland’s most capped player.
Ireland continues to be the one place in the oval world that Argentina has not won in. All the other mayor countries have been defeated at home.
Argentina player ratings: It wasn’t to be for Los Pumas who, after pushing Ireland to the limit, lost by three points in Dublin, a city they have never been able to celebrate in.
Andy Farrell’s men were seeking a response to being knocked off the top of the world rankings following last week’s deflating defeat to New Zealand.
Argentina's 107-cap flanker Pablo Matera has returned to their starting line-up to face Ireland on Friday at the Aviva Stadium after serving a two-week ban.
There were a lot of positives to carry on going into a much harder proposition in six days when they play Ireland at the Aviva on Friday.
The subplot is thicker and more appealing. As much as it is Italy v Argentina, it will also be Gonzalo Quesada v Felipe Contepomi, former teammates, old neighbours in Las Lomas de San Isidro.
Italy and Argentina have both named sides with only two players with fewer than 10 caps for their encounter in Udine on Saturday.
The Argentine pivot fits his team's style and structure far better than his illustrious All Blacks peer.
A second-half Scarlets fightback fell short as the Welsh region suffered a 34-23 defeat to Benetton in Italy.