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Pumas enforcer Tomás Lavanini is back after serving a suspension. The giant lock replaces Tomás Lezana in the starting lineup, with Javier Ortega Desio shifting to the flank after filling in as an emergency second row on Sunday. No other changes are found up front.
Two changes are found in the backs. Tomás Cubelli gets a chance to press his claims at scrumhalf with Martin Landajo swapped to the bench, and Jeronimo de la Fuente comes in for the injured Juan Martin Hernandez at inside center. Matias Orlando and Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino are brought onto the bench, with Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias and Ramiro Moyano left out.
Tucumán will again host this week’s match at the Estadio Monumental José Fierro, with kickoff set for 3:10pm local time on Saturday.
ARGENTINA
1 Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 2 Agustín Creevy (capt.), 3 Ramiro Herrera, 4 Guido Petti, 5 Tomás Lavanini, 6 Pablo Matera, 7 Javier Ortega Desio, 8 Facundo Isa, 9 Tomás Cubelli, 10 Nicolás Sánchez, 11 Manuel Montero, 12 Jerónimo de la Fuente, 13 Matías Moroni, 14 Santiago Cordero, 15, Joaquín Tuculet
Replacements: 16 Julián Montoya, 17 Santiago García Botta, 18 Enrique Pieretto, 19 Tomás Lezana, 20 Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 21 Martín Landajo, 22 Matías Orlando, 23 Lucas González Amorosino
