They lost to France 26-14 in a stadium that booed them non-stop. After a very bad first half, the best second half was not enough for a comeback and they are out of the medal race. On Saturday they will play for fifth place.
The Pumas 7s were eliminated from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the quarter-finals after losing to France by 26 to 14 at the Stade de France.
The Argentine team was able to turn around a match that had been 21-0 after two tries from Rodrigo Isgro and Marcos Moneta and subsequent conversions of Santiago Mare and Joaquin Pellandini but it was not enough to tie the game.
The failed tries of Moneta and Matias Osadczukfor not supporting the ball in the ingoaldid not allow the Argentines to impose themselves on the scoreboard when they were at their best, and they paid dearly for it with another try from Antoine Dupont at the end of the match.
The whistles at the exit of Los Pumas7
Santiago Alvarez’s statements
- “We came with great hope, but this was within the realm of possibility”
- “We gave away time and France took advantage of it”
- “It’s very sad because we were waiting for this four years ago”
- “I’ll keep everything I felt on the way to this Game”
- “We should have prepared ourselves better to overcome the obstacles we encountered”
- “This result does not take away from everything we achieved as a team”
- “Tomorrow we have to continue giving everything for this team.”
Source: Ambito
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