Argentina, formidably efficient, outclassed Italy, very clumsy (18-50), during its first match of the fall tour, Saturday November 9, in Udine.
THE Pumaswho will be the last opponents of the year for the XV of France on November 22, scored a ninth consecutive victory against the National thanks to seven tries, compared to two for Italy, and the 22 points of their opening half and scorer Tomas Albornoz.
This is Argentina's biggest victory against Italy in 24 confrontations. The Argentines, who inflicted their only defeat on South Africa in the last Rugby Championship, were always in the lead, leading by 17 points (17-0), before a brief awakening from Italy (17-13). .
Capuozzo arose on the emotion protocol
But the team coached by former Argentinian international Gonzalo Quesada made more mistakes, dropped balls and bad decisions in the second half, to leave the field open to the Argentines. Italy lost in the 7the minute his fullback Ange Capuozzo, in very good shape with Toulouse (5 tries in 9 matches), but released for concussion protocol after a collision with an Argentinian.
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The Nationalwhich in 2024 achieved the best 6 Nations Tournament in its history with two victories and a draw, will face Georgia next weekend, before challenging the All Blacks on November 23 in Turin at the Juventus Turin stadium.
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