Rugby World Cup, Argentina-Samoa 19-10 – La Gazzetta dello Sport

As in their debut, Argentina was almost paralyzed by too much tension, but in the end they managed to bring home their first victory by defeating Samoa 19-10 in the second match for Pool D at the French Rugby World Cup. For coach Michael Cheika’s team it was obligatory to get back up immediately after the sensational defeat in numerical superiority against England, but the obligation of the result almost suffocates the Biancocelesti, who manage to get to the bottom of the match despite a sensational series of errors technical, but without taking home the bonus: with 4 points they are now behind Samoa and Japan (5), with England first on 9. This brings Samoa their first defeat, after the comfortable debut against Chile ( 43-10): they will return to the field next Thursday to challenge Japan. The Pumas will return to the field on Saturday the 30th against Chile.

So much indiscipline

—

The first try, which will in all respects be the one that decides the match, arrives already in the 9th minute, with the Pumas moving the ball well from one side of the pitch to the other, until Boffelli opens the sprint towards the flag , complete with transformation. The goal arrived in numerical superiority due to the dangerous tackle that cost Duncan Paia’aua the yellow card, who tackled Santiago Carreras in the air. Discipline that penalizes the Samoans a lot, with Boffelli hitting the posts in the 25th and 34th minutes. Christian Lealiifano always responds from the pitch in the 28th minute. In addition to the tension, it must be said, there is the rain which causes some errors on both sides. However, the result remained unsolved until the end, when in the 76th minute the substitute hooker Sama Malolo took advantage of the momentum of an overflowing melee at 5 meters to break through to try, with Alai D’Angelo Leulia’s conversion bringing Samoa back to – 6. But the 34-year-old Nicolas Sanchez (who took over from Carreras) denied her the deserved bonus.