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Coming off a disappointing performance against Scotland Los Pumitas Head Coach Nicolás Fernández Lobbe has confirmed a team with six changes to face the home side, Italy on Monday in Viadana. The teams will meet in the Semi Finals for 9th position with the winner meeting either Samoa or Japan to determine final positions.
Changes from the side that faced Scotland include Nicolás Ocello, Ignacio Larrague and Benito Paolucci being named in the places of Javier Díaz, Enzo Ocampo and Santiago Portillo in the forwards while Lautaro Bazán Vélez will start at scrumhalf and Julián Domínguez and Santiago Resino are to be the wingers. With this Tomás Granella moves into the mid-field and Emiliano Boffelli como will play fullback.
The match will be played on Monday June 15 with kick-off being scheduled for 11:30am Argentine time.
Los Pumitas
1 Nicolás Ocello, 2 Ignacio Calles, 3 Cristian Bartoloni, 4 Ignacio Calas, 5 Ignacio Larrague, 6 Benito Paolucci, 7 José Deheza, 8 Ernesto Olmedo, 9 Lautaro Bazán Vélez, 10 Domingo Miotti, 11 Julián Domínguez, 12 Bautista Ezcurra (Captain), 13 Tomás Granella, 14 Santiago Resino, 15 Emiliano Boffelli
16 Gaspar Baldunciel, 17 Javier Díaz, 18 Eduardo Bello, 19 Vittorio Rosti, 20 Lucas Gasparri, 21 Patricio Baronio, 22 Ignacio Albornoz, 23 Matías Ferro
