The Pumas have won a triumph in the rugby championship. One of those you never forget. The Argentines beat Australia 48-17 in San Juan and are getting revenge for what happened a week ago when it was the Oceanians who took the win. With two contested days, the Transandeans, who will be the rivals of Chile in the World Cup of the category, have become the leaders of the competition.

The team led by Michael Cheika looked better from the start and didn’t miss a chance to hit their opponent. Early on, after five minutes, they were already leading 14-0, with tries from Juan Imhoff and Thomas Gallo. Then, James Slipper took charge of closing the gap with a try converted by James O’Connor, who did not miss his opportunity to get the score 14-10.

But Argentina didn’t lose focus and continued to dominate the game, against a rival who suffered a lot with aerial balls. This is how he succeeds a new test. This time by Juan Martín González, who came very freely to the flag to increase the lead to 26-10. So the teams went to rest.

The complementarity was more difficult, the two teams taking care of each other more than attacking. In any case, the locals managed another penalty thanks to Emiliano Boffelli. It has been since then that Australia have tried to tip the court in their favor, albeit with many complications in overcoming the hosts’ defence. The Transandins did not give in to the pressure and gave a new slap, with Thomas Gallo.

Len Ikitau gave the underdogs another try which fueled his team’s excitement and sparked it. The visit was installed in the local territory seeking to reduce the difference in the scoreboard. However, Cheika’s students defended every game to the death and, with another try from Boffelli, took the win, so later on Tomás Albornóz got the party started with another goal.

Thus, the Pumas scared Chile before the World Cup to be held in September 2023 in Toulouse. The Condors are in Group D of the competition, along with Argentina, Samoa, England and Japan.