Governor Maximiliano Pullaro, accompanied by the president of the Argentine Rugby Union, Gabriel Travaglini, officially presented the Rugby Championship match between Los Pumas and Australia that will be played on Saturday, September 7 at the Brigadier López stadium in the city of Santa Fe.
“We must take advantage of it a lot because we are going to have the world’s gaze here, in the provincial capital,” said the president.
Pullaro recognized: “It is an immense opportunity that opens up for us to Everyone who comes to the city feels accompanied and sees the best of Santa Fe; of everything we have to show about the immensity of our province, our culture, our way of working, our way of relating.
“We have a job to carry out throughout this time, which is not only the support provided by the government of the province of Santa Fe and the deep gratitude that we have for having decided to come here.
The presentation event took place this Wednesday the 5th in the White Room of the Government House and was attended by Deputy Governor Gisela Scaglia; the mayor of Santa Fe, Juan Pablo Poletti; the president of the Argentine Rugby Union, Gabriel Travaglini; the president of the Santa Fe Rugby Union, Enrique Patrizi; the executive vice president of the Provincial Social Assistance Fund, Daniel Di Lena; the Secretary of Sports of the province, Flavia Padín; the producer of the event, Carlos Fertonani; provincial deputies and senators, among others.
Show a tourist province
In turn, the vice governor remarked: “It is good for the province to show that it can have international events. We are making a huge bet to show the cities of Santa Fe and Rosario as cities of events; We are making a very large demonstration that Santa Fe is also touristic, that it has hotels, gastronomy, that it has attractions for those who visit it”.
Along these lines, the president of the UAR assured: “For us it is a great honor and a pleasure to be able to play again in Santa Fe“. And he acknowledged: “We know the effort made by the government, production, and all the clubs that accompany. Being able to play in the provinces is something sought after very intensely, and at this moment we have the opportunity to play again in Santa Fe. We do not doubt that the event will be a success and we hope that this will help rugby to continue growing as it has. is doing throughout the province.
In turn, the Secretary of Sports, Flavia Padín, highlighted: “Events of this magnitude, with such importance, are what give the boys and girls who practice these sports that stage in which they would like to be, that growth at that are aspired”.
The Pumas will play in the provincial capital in the Rugby Championship for the first time in historywith the support of the Santa Fe government, through contributions from the Lottery of the Province of Santa Fe. More than 30,000 people are expected to attend this international event.
The Rafael native, Mayco Vivas, a member of Los Pumas, stated: “It is very nice to share a little of the interior of the country with the other Los Pumas players and the entire team. For me personally it is like being at home, that’s why I am very happy to be able to play here. Professional rugby is very demanding, both mentally and physically. And playing for Los Pumas always has an extra something that is nothing more and nothing less than representing your country.”
