07/10/2021 6:00 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 07/10/2021 6:00 AM
The Argentine rugby team, Los Pumas, will be measured this Saturday against Wales, the last champion of the Six Nations tournament, in its second presentation of the tour of Europe, which also includes a new clash against the British.
The game scheduled at 9 o'clock (ESPN) of Argentina will take place at the Principality Stadium in the city of Cardiff and will be directed by the English referee Matthew Carley, who will be assisted by his compatriots Luke Pearce and Karl Dickson.
Last week, Los Pumas beat Romania 24-17 in Bucharest in a lackluster performance that marked the start of the July international window.
The Pumas are called this Saturday to
raise the bar in their level of play against a larger rival like Wales
, without falling into the mistakes of last weekend in terms of handling the ball and the lack of solidity in the fixed formations .
Coach Mario Ledesma pointed out that "discipline will be essential" to maintain chances of beating the European rugby champions, as well as efficiency to "take advantage of offensive actions since, against Romania, there was a lack of precision in the final stitch."
The second row Guido Petti, who this Saturday returns as a starter, considered: "To beat Wales we will have to have dominance in the fixed formations and be intelligent when defining the possibilities that are presented to us."
"Wales is a very tough opponent who does not forgive when it comes to attacking and we must improve the level of play since against Romania, after eight months of inactivity, that factor was decisive," said the Bordeaux player from France. in statements released by the UAR.
The Pumas will present six modifications in the starting team:
the props Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro and Francisco Gómez Kodela will enter in place of Facundo Gigena and Enrique Pieretto (he suffered a sprained left knee);
Petti by Tomás Lavanini in the second line;
Facundo Isa by Francisco Gorrisen in the third;
the Cordovan Juan Cruz Mallía for Santiago Cordero, who will pass as wing in place of the Rosario Juan Imhoff;
and Santiago Carreras for the injured Bautista Delguy.
The substitute bench for the Pumas will be Facundo Bosch, Facundo Gigena, Santiago Medrano, Tomás Lavanini, Matías Alemanno, Gonzalo Bertranou, Domingo Miotti and Santiago Chocobares
The "Dragon" team will make three changes from his last appearance (68-12 win over Canada) with the income of scrum half Kieran Hardy, fullback Hallam Lamos and wing Owen Lame.
The bench will be made up of Ryan Elias, Gareth Thomas, Leon Brown, Josh Turnbull, Taine Basham, Tomos Williams, Jarrod Evans and Nick Tompkins.
It will not have the presence of Josh Adams, Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies, Rees-Zammit, Liam Williams, Taulupe Faletau, Alun Wyn Jones, Ken Owens and Justin Tipuric, who are part of the British & Irish Lions team, which are currently performing. a tour of South Africa
The representatives of Wales and Argentina met on 18 occasions, with thirteen victories for the "Dragon" team and five for Los Pumas, whose last triumph was on November 10, 2012 in Cardiff (26-12). Argentina and Wales will be played on Saturday 17.
= Formations =
Wales:
Nicky Smith, Elliot Dee, Dillon Lewis;
Ben Carter and Will Rowlands;
Ross Moriarty, James Botham and Aaron Wainwright;
Kieran Hardy and Callum Sheedy;
Owen Lane, Jonathan Davies (captain), Uilisi Halaholo and Jonah Holmes;
Hallam Amos.
Coach: Wayne Pivac.
Argentina:
Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Julián Montoya (captain) and Francisco Gómez Kodela;
Marcos Kremer and Guido Petti;
Pablo Matera, Facundo Isa and Rodrigo Bruni;
Tomás Cubelli and Nicolás Sánchez;
Santiago Cordero, Jerónimo de la Fuente, Matías Moroni and Santiago Carreras;
Juan Cruz Mallía.
Coach: Mario Ledesma.
Stadium:
Principality Stadium (Cardiff, Wales).
Referee:
Matthew Carley (England).
Assistants:
Luke Pearce and Karl Dickson (England).
Hours:
9:00 (ESPN).
