Los Pumas 7’s They advanced this Saturday to the semifinals of the SEVEN DE LOS ANGELESthe tournament that closes the world circuit season and defines the specialty’s champion. At a firm pace, the team that directs Santiago Gómez Corathe one that added the most points and the undisputed best of the regular phase, beat Great Britain by 33-26 in his presentation in the tournament and later bent to France 17-12 to get the pass to the prelude to the definition without too much conditions. There, among the four finalists, he also expects South Africawhich will be the rival of the national team at 22.46 to define which of the two is the winner of the area. To schedule: the SEMI is scheduled for this Sunday at 17.02 and the final will be played at 20.05. To know: the selected looks for revenge after the definition he lost last year, in Madrid, at the hands of the Bleus.
The first step of the day was before the British. In a duel that had moments of absolute domain and others of defensive tension, the Pumas 7’s knew how to capitalize their opportunities in the start and resist when the rival came over the complement.
The first part was almost completely dominated by those led by Gómez Cora. Despite Matt Davidson’s initial try, Argentina imposed its rhythm with suffocating pressure and a very precise collective game. The moneta Marcos tries – due to duplicate – Luciano González Rizzoni and Tobias Wade reflected on the scoreboard that superiority that was lived in the field.
Already in the second half, the development became more even. Great Britain managed to break the Argentine defense on several occasions, taking advantage of the spaces that began to appear. Although Matías Osadzuk stretched the albiceleste advantage again, the British discounted with support from Sunni Jardine, Harry Glover and Charlton Kerr. Anyway, the reaction did not reach them and the triumph remained in the hands of the Argentines, who again showed character in the key moments.
Later, Argentina continued with the green wave. In front of France, his executioner last year in the final stage of the circuit and at the Olympic Games. But this time the story was different. It is that the Pumas 7s knew how to impose conditions and keep calm in moments of tension. However, joy was not complete: Santiago Mare and Marcos Moneta retired with discomfort that lit the alarms.
The Gauls had started better thanks to a Yerim Fall Try. However, the Argentine reaction soon arrived: a great combination between Matías Osadczuk and Santiago Álvarez Fourcade put Argentina above, and then González Rizzoni closed that chapter with a Try that left the score 12-5.
The key play came in the absence of two minutes for the horn, when González Rizzoni supported his second Try of the game and stretched differences. On the end, France discounted with a conquest of Mateo García, but did not reach him. The worrying note was Mare’s injury in his left knee, to which Moneta’s exit was added due to a strong blow to the cheekbone after a clash with Jordan Sepho.
