Rugged flanker Scott Fardy believes the tight-knit Wallabies possess the resilience to cope with the worst road trip in world sport and deny Argentina a historic Rugby Championship victory.
Despite falling in a hole at the end of last weekend's 28-10 loss to South Africa, and undergoing a 24-hour trip to South America, Fardy is confident Australia will thrive in Mendoza.
The Wallabies faced the very same trip in 2013 - except for the game being in Rosario - and ran riot out wide in a 54-17 thumping of the Pumas.
The tireless Fardy was among Australia's best that day, and he also starred against the Boks on Saturday, pulling off 19 tackles, two pilfers and 10 runs.
The towering Brumbies forward said the Wallabies' next battle was as much mental as physical.
"This is one of the toughest travel days in sport," the blindside flanker told AAP.
"We are out of Cape Town at 4.30am (on Monday) in the morning to get travelling. Not many other codes or teams do that.
"It's a huge travel day and we have to get our bodies right to do that."
The Wallabies will finally arrive in Argentina on Monday night, and they will still be smarting from their late defeat at Newlands.
"History will show the score and not what we did for the first 70 minutes," Fardy said.
"We're bitterly disappointed with the result and we showed a lot of character there but Test match footy is about winning."
The Pumas, beaten 34-13 by New Zealand on Sunday morning (AEST), remain winless after three seasons and 17 Tests in the Rugby Championship but have pushed all three rivals and it's only a matter of time before a breakthrough success.
Both Fardy and halfback Nick Phipps feared an unjustified backlash from Australian sports fans who would ignore or dismiss their brave efforts due to the unflattering scoreline.
"I guess we're the whipping boys and everyone likes to lay into us," Fardy said.
"Even at home we're the code that seems to get written off. We win games against top-five nations and we still get written off. It can be frustrating."
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