The story behind the return of Facundo Isa: what told Felipe Contepomi after the World Cup

Saturday in La Plata The return of Facundo Isa to Los Pumasafter the Santiago decided to take a sabbatical season of the national team. The best of rugby, in Disney+.

Felipe Contepomiwhich appointed the Forward as headline in the formation for the party against Englandhe referred to the talk he had with the player after the 2023 World Cupwhich was precisely the last appearance of the Forward with the celestial and white shirt.

“It is an excellent example of someone who after the World Cup felt that I was not mentally for this level, that it is very commendable to be able to say ‘I am not in conditions.’ The truth that I thanked him very much when he made that call and said ‘Look, I do not want you to take me into account for this'”Felipe began.

And continued: “After a while he understood that he wanted to compete again in the selected one, that he was to be taken into account and well, we followed him and the truth that he had an excellent year and hopefully he can now return in the best way.”.

In that sense, Contepomi added: “It is a good example of players that must be respected and accompanied in the process that not everything is physical what one sees in those 80 minutes. There is much further back, welcome, let’s talk more, that they can speak it, that they can express it and we accompany it and try to make the best decisions for them.”