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Yacare travel to Buenos Aires to take-in Los Pampas on Friday. The fifth round match is Yacare’s first visit to Argentina this season. The Paraguayan side travel to La Catedral with two wins two their name. This matches Los Pampas who are yet to be beaten after opening the campaign with a road draw against reigning champions Los Dogos.
| SRA 2025 – PAMPAS RESULTS |
| SRA 2025 – YACARE RESULTS |
| LINEUP CHANGES |
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IN | OUT |
| 5 | Franco Carrera | Federico Lavanini |
| 7 | Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel | Nicolás D’Amorim |
| 8 | Joaquin Moro | Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel |
| 9 | Mateo Albanese | Eliseo Morales |
| 10 | Jerónimo Solveyra | Estanislao Renthel |
| 12 | Juan Pablo Castro | Justo Piccardo |
| 13 | Bruno Heit | Juan Pablo Castro |
| 15 | Francisco Quinn | Francisco González Capdevila |
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IN | OUT |
| 14 | Arturo López | Julián Quetglas |
| 15 | Julián Quetglas | Valentino di Capua |
| CLUB DEBUTANTS |
– Francisco Lusarreta
| CAPPED INTERNATIONALS |
(3 capped by Argentina) J Moro, E Morales J Piccardo
(12 capped by Paraguay) – R Portillo, M Garcete, A Núñez, J González, S Urbieta, R Amarilla, A López, J Chávez, C Pérez, JJ Heisecke, G Bareiro, F Paiva
| NOTES |
- Los Pampas are unbeaten in prior matches against Yacare.
- Yacare are well rested after a bye last weekend.
- Los Pampas enter with two Pumas on the bench plus Joaquín Moro starting.
- Eliseo Morales and Juan Cruz Strada may be in consideration for higher honors in 2025.
- Leguizamón has a powerful replacements bench loaded with regular starters including Javier Corvalán, Federico Lavanini, Nicolás D’Amorim, Estanislao Renthel, and Justo Piccardo
- The match is 4th vs 5th with Los Pampas on 10 points and Yacare on 8. The winner is guaranteed to rise the standings to overtake Los Dogos and possible Selknam and Peñarol too.
- The two teams defeated Los Tarucas in their previous SRA matches. Both were narrow victories. Estanislao Renthel landed a penalty for a late Pampas win in Tucumán.
- All of Los Pampas’ players are Argentines.
- Facundo Paiva was born in Uruguay but is a homegrown Paraguayan player.
- Yacare are captained by Paraguayan Mariano Garcete. 13 of his teammates to face Los Pampas are Argentines: Muntaner, Zapata, Portillo, Sommer, Puertas, Ruiz, Strada, Lamas, Amarilla, López, Quetglas, Egea, and Di Capua.
| PREDICTION |
Yacare are chasing a first win over Los Pampas. The Paraguayan side is looking to upset the Buenos Aires team at La Catedral. The make-up of the home side is notably changed with Juan Manuel Leguizamón having made wholesale changes. Meanwhile, Yacare had a bye last weekend. The kick-off time and weather conditions will both encourage positive rugby. Los Pampas are favorites to win at home.
| LINEUPS |
PAMPAS
1 Matías Medrano, 2 Ignacio Bottazzini, 3 Tomás Rapetti, 4 Leo Mazzini, 5 Franco Carrera, 6 Manuel Bernstein (capt.), 7 Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel, 8 Joaquín Moro, 9 Mateo Albanese, 10 Jerónimo Solveyra, 11 Alfonso Latorre, 12 Juan Pablo Castro, 13 Bruno Heit, 14 Santiago Peonas, 15 Francisco Quinn
Replacements: 16 Ramiro Gurovich, 17 Francisco Lusarreta, 18 Javier Corvalán, 19 Federico Lavanini, 20 Nicolás D’Amorim, 21 Eliseo Morales, 22 Estanislao Renthel, 23 Justo Piccardo
YACARE
1 Mariano Muntaner, 2 Axel Zapata, 3 Rolando Portillo, 4 Mariano Garcete (capt.), 5 Lucas Sommer, 6 Ariel Núñez, 7 Felipe Puertas, 8 Santiago Ruiz, 9 Juan Cruz Strada, 10 Joaquín Lamas, 11 Juan González, 12 Sebastián Urbieta, 13 Ramiro Amarilla, 14 Arturo López, 15 Julián Quetglas
Replacements: 16 Jordi Chávez, 17 Cesar Pérez, 18 Enzo Egea, 19 Juan José Heisecke, 20 Ramiro Parada, 21 Gonzalo Bareiro, 22 Valentino Di Capua, 23 Facundo Paiva
| MATCH INFO |
Date: Friday March 14
Venue: CASI, Buenos Aires (AR)
Kickoff: 9:20pm (AR); 9:20pm (PY)
Weather Forecast: Showers, 19°C; Wind E (12 km/h)
Broadcasts: ESPN; Star +
| OFFICIALS |
Referee: Francisco González, (UY)
Assistants: Tomás Ninci (AR); Luca Solda (AR)
TMO: Marcela Pilara (AR)
| HEAD-TO-HEAD (9) – Pampas 9, Yacare 0, STREAK Pampas +9 |
Apr 12, 2024 – Pampas 22-12 Yacare (Buenos Aires, AR)
Feb 17, 2024 – Yacare 32-48 Pampas (Asunción, PY)
May 26, 2003 – Pampas 25-24 Yacare (Buenos Aires, AR)
Mar 24, 2023 – Yacare 5-22 Pampas (Asunción, PY)
Apr 29, 2002 – Jaguares XV 41-21 Olímpia Lions (Montevideo, UY)
Mar 19, 2022 – Jaguares XV 49-22 Olímpia Lions (Valparaíso, CL)
May 08, 2021 – Olímpia Lions 17-29 Jaguares XV (Montevideo, UY)
Apr 26, 2021 – Olímpia Lions 26-40 Jaguares XV (Montevideo, UY)
Mar 30, 2021 – Jaguares XV 71-13 Olímpia Lions (Santiago, CL)
