Coach Felipe Contepomi announced the formation of Los Pumas, who will face Italy this Saturday.
The coach Felipe Contepomi announced the formation of The Pumaswhich will be measured this Saturday against Italy at the beginning of the November window, in the Friuli Stadium in Udinehighlighting the return of Matias Orlando as a starter, in what will be his first game of the season.
The clash against the Europeans will mark the first of three matches in this window, in which Argentina will also be measured with Ireland and France. The clash will take place at 2:40 p.m. and will be the first time they face each other at the Udinese stadium, with capacity for 25 thousand people.
The Pumas team against Italy:
Headlines: Gallo Thomas, Montoya Julián, Sclavi Joel, Molina Franco, Rubiolo Pedro, González Juan Martín, Grondona Santiago, Oviedo Joaquín, Bertranou Gonzalo, Albornoz Tomás, Delguy Bautista, Orlando Matías, Cinti Lucio, Isgró Rodrigo, Mallía Juan Cruz.
Substitutes: Ruiz Ignacio, Calles Ignacio, Gómez Kodela Francisco, Alemanno Matías, Pedemonte Bautista, García Gonzalo, Moroni Matías, Cordero Santiago.
The presence of key figures such as Julian Montoyacaptain with 102 caps, and Juan Cruz Mallía As vice-captain at the fullback position, he reinforces the team’s leadership. In the forwards they stand out Thomas Gallo and Santiago Grondonakeys in the physical battle that characterizes these encounters before Italy.
For its part, Gonzalo Bertranou and Thomas Albornoz They will manage the team’s times in the middle pair, while Bautista Delguy and Rodrigo Isgró will provide explosiveness in the forwards.
After the return of orlando to the team, it was also confirmed that among the substitutes there will be experienced players such as Francisco Gómez Kodela and Matias Alemannowho will provide solidity in key moments of the game, when Contepomi so feel it.
This lineup that the coach proposed combines experience and youth, without debutants, but with a solid structure that showed results in recent competitions such as the Rugby Championship.
The Pumas They have a favorable record, since they won 17 of the 23 matches played against Italyincluding the most recent in 2021 in Trevisowhere they triumphed 37-16.
The national team will seek to capitalize on its strengths and the team’s cohesion to start this series of commitments on the right foot.
Source: Ambito
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