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While France and Argentina face each other this Friday, November 22 in Saint-Denis (9:10 p.m.), the Argentine center of Stade Toulousain Santiago Chocobares, absent with his selection but who will face Perpignan this Saturday with Toulouse, delivered his feelings on this duel as well as his compatriot and teammate Juan Cruz Mallia.
Injured in a knee with Argentina during the last day of the Rugby Championship at the end of September against South Africa, Santiago Chocobares will make his return to the field this weekend. It will not be at the Stade de France this Friday, November 22 in the evening with the Pumas at the end of the fall tour, but rather this Saturday, 23 at Ernest-Wallon, with Stade Toulousain facing Perpignan, for the resumption of the Top 14 .
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This Friday evening, it is in front of the TV, at home with Efrain Elias, his compatriot and teammate with the “red and black”, that he will follow this “very important match”. “We'll see tomorrow morning if we arrive with a smile or not,” laughs the Argentinian center, who confesses that there were “little things in the Toulouse locker room” this week. “But we laughed,” he continues about the disruptions that took place before the test match.
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“I think it's going to be very close,” he predicted about the third meeting of the year between the two teams. With the Pumas, we won quite a few matches, the last one against Ireland was very good and it's a shame to lose him (19-22 in Dublin last Friday, Editor's note). I think they prepared him well and we'll see tomorrow morning.
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Obviously, he will pay close attention to the performance of the third Argentinian from the Pink City, Juan Cruz Mallia, who will officiate at the back on the pitch at the Stade de France. “Choco” is also full of praise for the talent and versatility of “Juanchi”: “In recent months, he has been incredible with the Argentina team and even with the Stadium. It’s something crazy that he can play everywhere in 10, in 15, frankly, I don't understand how he does it.”
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Before daring, in impeccable French: “I think that soon, he will play left pillar, right pillar and that we will win the scrum as well (laughs)! It's a pleasure to play with him, he's a very good guy, we are really brothers off the field and I send him and the whole team all my encouragement for this evening.”
