The head coach of the Argentine rugby team ordered the entry of Santiago Cordero, Santiago Chocobares, Lautaro Bazán Vélez, Franco Molina and Mayco Vivas for the second match of his cycle against The Bluesthis Saturday in Vélez.
After the defeat at the beginning of the cycle against France, Felipe Contepomi confirmed the formation of The Pumas for the rematch, scheduled for next Saturday at 4 pm at the Vélez stadium. The 28-13 defeat suffered last Saturday in Mendoza, the coach of the Argentine national team rugby will keep the base and do some touch-ups.
In that sense, Felipe Contepomi will put to Santiago Cordero, Santiago Chocobares, Lautaro Bazan Velez, Franco Molina and Mayco Vivas from the start. After a performance below expectations, in which there were hardly any bursts of fluidity in their game, the head coach will support the base and shore up some sectors.
“We believe a lot in habits. We continue trying to work on certain things in defense and attack so that they come out more naturally,” he said. Felipe Contepomi during the press conference. He added: “We are still working on those details. We were not chasing a result, but rather reinforcing our convictions. We are working on making those habits stick with us.”
Contepomi gets involved in Los Pumas
The former player who emerged at Club Newman arranged the entry of Mayco Vivaswho had not been a starter since 2020, as left pillar instead of Thomas Gallo. Also, on the second line, Franco Molinawho had debuted on Saturday in Mendoza, will enter through Matias Alemanno. These are the only modifications in the first and second lines.
The other changes will be in the back line. Santiago Cordero and Santiago Chocobareswho had not been among the 23 on Saturday, will start as starters. Cordero will replace Martin Bogado as fullback in his return to the national team after a year and a half of absence, while Chocobares will replace Jerome of the Fountain.
Besides, Lautaro Bazan Velez will go for Gonzalo Bertranou to form a media pair with Santiago Carreras. Among the substitutes, the only novelty will be the entry of the World Cup player Pedro Rubiolo rather Baptist Pedemontewho had debuted in Mendoza.
“The changes are based on what we saw in training,” continued Contepomi, convinced of the path chosen. “We have a philosophy that is to compete in training, and according to that we decide the 15 players who start the match and the eight finishers. We do it almost as a protocol. We also analyse the last match and we come to that conclusion in a selection meeting with the other coaches.”
Source: Ambito
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