The Ciel et Blancs once again gave themselves a cold sweat in their lair in Paris La Défense Arena by narrowly winning against Castres (23-20).
The deliverance came from the Argentine rookie, winger Emiliano Boffelli.
What you must remember
The Ciel and Whites left foot to the ground, or almost.
The recipe seemed simple: occupation of the land, power and precision.
And it worked.
After two penalties in a good position, the scrum half Teddy Iribaren took advantage of the generosity of the Castres defense to score a try and make the break (13-3, 20th).
But a try by winger Nakosi just before the break (40th) restarted the match (16-13 at halftime).
The Ile-de-France residents were then feverish, uninspired.
Dominated, battered, they cashed a test in strength from the pillar of Benedittis (16-20, 55th).
The reaction of Ciel et Blanc was slow to come.
In the 70th minute, the Argentine international winger Emiliano Boffelli delivers his teammates by overflowing on the left wing (23-20).
An end to the match marked by the spectacular KO of Wenceslas Lauret (consciously coming out of the field) on the last regroup.
The player: Teddy Iribaren (Racing 92)
Recovered from a concussion, the scrum-half regained his starting position with happiness.
He didn't stay on the pitch for long as he came out in the 47th minute, but he had time to show the extent of his talent.
Author of a 100% at the foot, Teddy Iribaren, released by the pack, escaped flush with a grouping in a mouse hole to flatten behind the line (20th).
Replaced by Maxime Machenaud, he missed his team in the second half.
The number: 4
Racing recorded its fourth victory in a row against Castres.
The Ile-de-France club temporarily takes the lead in the standings, pending La Rochelle - Stade Français and Lyon - Toulouse, this Saturday, but with two more games.