Argentina’s Dramatic Victory Against Samoa: Boffelli’s Heroics and Pumas’ Thrilling Performance

2023-09-22 17:02:05

Argentina was saved

Line for Samoa and the newcomer Alai D’Angelo Leuila who kicked a spectacular ball. Luckily for Argentina, Boffelli crossed at full speed and arrived just enough to avoid the Samoan try.

Boffelli, out for a little while

From midfield, Argentina chose to continue adding little by little and chose suits once more. But Boffelli, who was perfect, missed by very little. It’s still 16-3 at 57 minutes.

González leaves, Bruni enters

Second change in Los Pumas. At 56 minutes wing Juan Martín González leaves and Rodrigo Bruni enters. Samoa also moves the bench and makes three modifications of a serve.

Boffelli, inside: 16-3 for Los Pumas

The Pumas continued to charge once morest the Samoan defense, causing countless penalties. After several attempts and wear and tear, Argentino chose sticks and Boffelli did not miss his kick. The man from Rosario scored the team’s 16 points for now.

The Pumas, nowhere near the try

Argentina clashed and clashed at the door of the Samoan ingoal, but ended up committing an infraction and missing a good opportunity following several minutes of siege, in which even Cheika’s team missed two chances to find the woodwork following oceanic penalties.

Change in Los Pumas

At 42 minutes, prop Eduardo Bello left and Francisco Gómez Kodela entered for Argentina.

Second time running

Santiago Carreras took the kick and the second half was already played. Argentina wins 13 to 3.

End of the first half

The Pumas wanted to advance with a maul with time up, but the Samoans took them off the field. Cheika’s team goes into halftime ahead 13 to 3, following resisting the last few minutes of Samoa’s most serious attacks near the Argentine ingoal.

A puma error, Samoan error

The Pumas made a big mistake at the start and gave Samoa another penalty. But the rival kicker is not doing well: he missed his second kick and everything remains the same, 13-3 for Los Pumas at 37 minutes.

Fanned by Mallía and kick by Boffelli: 13-3

A boost from fullback Juan Cruz Mallía allowed Los Pumas to advance several meters following a Samoan stop. Tackle goes, tackle comes… Samoan infraction and Los Pumas chose sticks. Boffelli did not fail and the thing is 13-3.

Samoa discounted: 3-10

27 minutes into the game and Samoa finally reached injury time. Leali’Ifano took off his hat and kicked from 50 meters following another puma infraction and put the score at 10-3, although with some suspense since his kick hit the crossbar and went in.

Argentina asked for sticks and Boffelli increased: 10-0

The Pumas advanced good meters thanks to their maul and Samoa committed an infraction. Although far away, captain Julián Montoya asked for sticks and Rosario’s Boffelli put in a nice trick to increase the Argentine advantage to 10 to 0.

Even development in 20 minutes

The Pumas maintain the advantage they achieved when Samoa had a man less, but they are far from getting closer to the rival ingoal. On the oceanic side, several somewhat unusual errors, mainly when kicking.

Samoa wastes a penalty

First penalty once morest Los Pumas, the great nightmare of the debut. But fly-half Christian Leali’Ifano missed a close-range kick. Everything is still 7 to 0.

The Samoan fullback returned

The TMO decided that the card received by Paia’Aua at the start is still yellow and the fullback returned to the field following 10 minutes. It’s already XV once morest XV in Saint-Etienne.

Try Los Pumas!

The Argentine team managed to take advantage of the extra man and Emiliano Boffelli provided support in the 8th minute. The Pumas took it from left to right and found the extra space very well. Boffelli himself converted and the lead is 7 to 0.

Samoa is one less in just 35 seconds

Samoan fullback Duncan Paia’Aua came out to play with excess energy and saw the yellow card 35 seconds into the game. The oceanic charged and caused a very risky fall for Santiago Carreras, who was flying to look for the cherry and kissed the grass in a dangerous way. As once morest England, Los Pumas with one more very early. They seek to take advantage before Paia’Aua’s re-entry.

It’s already being played in Saint-Etienne!

Under the rain, Los Pumas go for recovery once morest Samoa to continue with aspirations in the Rugby World Cup. Both teams already had a free date, but the Oceanic team had a victory (vs. Chile) and Argentina had a defeat (vs. England).

How many times did Los Pumas face Samoa?

The Argentine team faced the Samoa team three times in World tournaments: in 1991 and 1995 the Oceanic team won (35-12 and 32-26), while in 1999, Los Pumas achieved their first victory by (32- 16).

What will Samoa’s formation be like to face Los Pumas?

Samoa formed with: James Lay, Seilala Lam and Paul Alo-Emile; Brian Alainu’u’ese and Chris Vui (captain); Theo McFarland, Fritz Lee and Steven Luatua; Jonathan Taumateine ​​and Christian Lealiifano; Ben Lam, Tuama Manu, Ulupano Junior Sergeant and Nigel Ah Wong; Duncan Don’t. By: Seilara Mapusua.

What do Los Pumas need to advance to the quarterfinals?

Argentina lost its debut in the World Cup once morest England by 27-12, while Samoa defeated Chile last Saturday by 43-10, in a zone, D, which has England as the leader with 9 units, followed by Samoa and Japan, both with 5, Argentina and Chile, without units.

Precisely, Los Pumas will then face debutant Chile, on Saturday the 30th at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, and finally Japan, on October 8 at the same stage, at the close of the first phase of the competition. A defeat once morest any of these rivals would leave them out of the next phase.

Why is the Rugby World Cup a stepping stone to the Olympic Games?

The city of Paris will host the Olympic Games in 2024. That will be the maximum event that will capture the sporting attention of the entire world next year.

Meanwhile, this year and as an appetizer, the Rugby World Cup began the third week of competition through the nine cities chosen by the organization, which will undoubtedly serve as a test bed to prepare in the best way for the event that will be exponentially more multitudinous than the one we are experiencing today.

All of Felipe Contepomi’s analysis of today’s match

“Samoa is a physical team. We all know the naturalness or intuition that the island team has, it is more structured in the fixed formations and in how it leaves its field. They have recovered high-class players who have had a past in the All Blacks. They look good, cohesive, and they have had a very good preparation,” Contepomi analyzed regarding the team that is 11th in the world ranking (Los Pumas are 10th).

Los Pumas vs Samoa: what will the formation be like?

The Pumas will form with: Gallo, Montoya (cap), Bello, Petti; Alemanno, Matera, Kremer, González; Bertranou, S. Carreras; M. Carreras, Chocobares, Moroni, Boffelli; Mallia. Substitutes: Creevy, Vivas, Gómez Kodela, Rubiolo, Bruni, Cubelli, Sánchez and Cinti.

Rugby World Cup 2023: what time does Los Pumas vs Samoa play today?

The Argentine rugby team, Los Pumas, is preparing today for its second challenge in the 2023 World Cup in France. It will face Samoa today, at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne, in a match in group D.

The match once morest Samoa is this Friday at 12:45 (Argentine time) at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne


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