Argentina vs. Australia - prediction, team news, lineups

Argentina invited Australia to the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas connected Saturday evening for the 2nd of 2 affable fixtures betwixt the sides this summer.

When these nations met astatine the Estadio 23 de Agosto past weekend, the Wallabies ran retired 27-21 victors acknowledgment to tries from Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Carter Gordon, Fraser McReight and Tom Hooper.

Match preview

Despite pursuing up their opening weekend loss against Scotland by beating Wales successful San Juan, an agonising decision versus England successful their last location lucifer means Argentina volition beryllium disappointed connected the full with their archetypal limb of the inaugural Nations Championship campaign.

Having earned 7 points from their archetypal 3 games, Los Pumas beryllium 4th successful the Southern Hemisphere array and facing a trio of hard opponents successful November’s distant fixtures, Felipe Contepomi volition besides beryllium acrophobic by his side’s caller performances. 

Although they enactment up an almighty combat against backmost to backmost satellite champions South Africa past month, trailing by conscionable 7 points astatine the afloat clip whistle successful Buenos Aires, Argentina’s decision to Australia connected Saturday evening means they person mislaid some of their summertime friendlies truthful acold and 5 of their erstwhile six outings.

However, having posted a convincing 67-27 triumph successful their anterior location gathering with the Wallabies, Los Pumas volition beryllium assured that they tin get 1 backmost connected Australia this play and instrumentality to winning ways up of their immense clash with Ireland successful 2 months time.

After a dismal tally of form, failing to triumph a azygous lucifer implicit a ninth period stint, Australia person turned their fortunes astir precocious and erstwhile again look similar 1 of the champion planetary sides successful the world.

Having tasted decision successful each of their opening 2 Nations Championship fixtures, the Wallabies bounced backmost successful emphatic manner successful their last location lucifer by demolishing Italy 57-10 astatine HBF Park to assertion their archetypal triumph six games and beryllium 3rd successful the Southern Hemisphere array astatine the halfway stage.

Since the halt of the tournament’s maiden edition, Les Kiss’s men look to person strengthened adjacent further too, claiming backmost to backmost victories against Japan successful August earlier getting the amended of Argentina past play successful what proved to beryllium a intimately fought trial astatine the Estadio 23 de Agosto.

Leapfrogging Argentina into seventh successful the World Rugby rankings arsenic a effect of their triumph, Australia volition beryllium looking to ascent adjacent further by making it 3 wins successful their erstwhile 4 fixtures against Los Pumas connected Saturday evening.

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Team News

Contepomi has made a trio of changes to the battalion that started past week's trial successful Jujuy with Francisco Moreno, Tomas Lavanini and Benjamin Grondona being replaced by Pedro Delgado, Efrain Elias and Franco Molina.

Amongst the backs, Argentina person made conscionable 1 alteration arsenic Nicolas Roger comes successful for Geronimo Prisciantelli, with Santiago Carreras moving from fly-half to full-back.

Both named connected the seat for Saturday's clash, Facundo Cardozo and Mateo Soler would marque their planetary debuts for Los Pumas if they were to travel onto the tract astatine immoderate point.

On the different hand, Kiss has made wholesale changes to the Wallabies scrum arsenic Josh Canham, Jeremy Williams, Rob Valetini and McReight are the lone players to support their starting places.

Isaac Henry, Harry Potter and Gordon are amongst the large names to miss retired crossed the Australia backline, nevertheless the visitors bash invited Len Ikitau, Filipo Daugunu and Ben Donaldson backmost to the starting 15.

Argentina starting lineup:

15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Faustino Sanchez Valarolo, 11 Ignacio Mendy, 10 Nicolas Roger, 9 Simon Benitez Cruz; 1 Boris Wenger, 2 Ignacio Ruiz, 3 Pedro Delgado, 4 Efrain Elias, 5 Franco Molina, 6 Pablo Matera, 7 Guido Petti, 8 Joaquin Moro

Replacements:

16 Leonel Oviedo, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Francisco Moreno, 19 Tomas Lavanini, 20 Juan Martin Scelzo, 21 Facundo Cardozo, 22 Gonzalo Bertranou, 23 Mateo Soler

Australia starting lineup:

15 Tom Wright, 14 Max Jorgensen, 13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Filipo Daugunu, 10 Ben Donaldson, 9 Ryan Lonergan; 1 Angus Bell, 2 Billy Pollard, 3 Taniela Tupou, 4 Josh Canham, 5 Jeremy Williams, 6 Rob Valetini, 7 Fraser McReight, 8 Harry Wilson

Replacements:

16 Josh Nasser, 17 Aidan Ross, 18 Massimo De Lutiis, 19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 20 Charlie Cale, 21 Kalani Thomas, 22 Carter Gordon, 23 Isaac Henry

We say: Argentina 18-22 Australia

As with the erstwhile 3 encounters betwixt these sides, each of which person seen the lucifer decided by little than the people of a converted try, Saturday's contention is acceptable to beryllium different tightly contested fixture which could easy spell either way.

Although they person failed to suffer consecutive location matches against Australia since 2022, we deliberation Argentina volition travel up conscionable abbreviated erstwhile again this weekend, with the Wallabies heading into a tantalising gathering with South Africa aboriginal this period successful reddish blistery form.