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The Argentine rugby team, Los Pumas, in a disappointing performance, lost this Saturday 20-13 against Wales (partial 6-10) at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, in what marked their second test of the European tour that will complete next Saturday against Scotland.
The Argentine team, led by Australian coach Cheika, He showed his worst image against a rival who took more advantage of the mistakes of others than of his own virtues.
The Pumas at no time during the match exercised an orderly game scheme. On the contrary, they showed multiple errors in handling the ball, which prevented them from repeating the intensity and organization shown last Sunday in the historic away win against England (30-29).
With this win, Wales ended a three-match losing streak, the last one the previous week at home against New Zealand 55-23.
The only try of the Argentine team was scored by Tucuman Nahuel Tetaz Chaparrowhile Emiliano Boffelli added two penalties and a conversion
Wales got two tries through Taulupe Faletau and Tomos Willians, while Gareth Anscombe added a penalty and two conversions and the entered Rhys Priestland, another penalty
The Pumas lost without mitigating factors against a rival that won the victory based on an excellent defensive game and that knew how to take advantage of the inaccuracy of the Argentine team in handling the ball and their fouls.
The best that the Argentine team showed was in the opening ten minutes, when they had the initiative and forced Wales to have to defend themselves and commit two offenses that were capitalized on by Emiliano Boffelli to achieve the partial 6-0.
Wales then reversed an adverse run based on possession of the ball and playing in the opposite half, allowing them to score their first try through Taulupe Faletau, and with the conversion and a penalty by Gareth Anscombe they reached a run of 10-6. .
In his place, AgustĂn Creevy will enter and the captain will be Pablo Matera.
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In the second half, without too much brilliance, Wales continued to dominate the game with control of the ball and the operation was the same as they took center stage against the passivity and errors of Los Pumas.
Minutes later Wales reached the second try, marked by Tomos Willians to cover a clearance by fullback Juan Cruz Mallia, and from there the difference was wider in the game and the result.
The Pumas in two dangerous opportunities added handling errors and lack of clarity to define. They were careless and fell into gross errors.
The only Argentine conquest was from the entered Tetaz Chaparro in a push play by his forwards and converted by Boffelli.
In the final minutes, the inexperience, the nerves and the inaccuracies in the transfer of the ball by the Argentines were decisive for the triumph of the Dragon team.
The figure of the court was the captain of Wales, Justin Tipuric, and Tomos Willians also stood out.
The Pumas will end the November international season facing Scotland next Saturday 19, at 12:15, at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.
