Epic comeback from Los Pumas! They defeated Scotland 33-24 at Murrayfield

In the second game of the November window, The Pumas, with his 33-24 in favor, they snatched the victory from Scotland in Murrayfield. With a first half to be forgotten, the Argentines found their best version in the second half. The best of rugby, on Disney+ Premium Plan.

The start of the match found Argentine team disoriented without clear game options and resisting the attacks of the local team. In fact, at 4′ by an intentional knock on, Juan Cruz Mallía received the yellow. From there, Scotland accentuated its dominance and in 12‘, was Jack Dempsey who entered alone through the center of the field. With the conversion of Russel the Europeans imposed themselves 7-0.

As the minutes passed, the South Americans were still unable to get a foothold, with failures in the succession of passes, isolated players and with defensive resistance as the only action in the game. In contrast, the host did not slow down his intentions and cornered his opponent. In 27‘, Ewan Ashman captured the oval and filtered through the defense to support his try, later validated by Russel.

In the final stretch, little change and Argentina He was still unable to advance and wasted the few opportunities presented by his rival. Mallia carried out two penalties in a defective manner and was unable to score in a first half that resulted in a partial 14-0 favorable for The Thistle.

For its part, the complement had a start similar to what was seen previously. While in 43′, Ewan Ashman scored his double and Russel the difference increased. Immediately, Felipe Contepomi He moved the bench and changed part of the formation. With the income, the Albiceleste team improved and found greater strength. A violation of Blair Kinghorn It left the Scots one less and allowed the visit to find spaces that had been denied to them.

In 56‘, Julian Montoya was key in the attack plan and subsequent concretization with its conquest, converted by Racing to put on 21-7. Minutes later, pick and go, Rodrigo Isgro He dove into the ingoal to confirm the Argentine comeback. Although it did not last long, due to a foul that led to a penalty of Russel which increased the difference to 24-12 on the scoreboard.

However, The Pumas They did not let themselves fall and continued with that new powerful dynamic that characterized the second half. To the 70′, Pedro Rubiolo He reached the try and with the validation of the ten from Cordoba the match turned around. The uprising was signed with a good action culminated by Just Piccardothat with the effective kick of Racing It put the finishing touch to an unforgettable duel.

This way, the albiceleste team had a comeback rarely seen, supported by the clarity of the changes proposed by the technical staff, followed by an unbeatable performance by Santiago Carreraskey figure in the 33-24 what he got Argentina and that will be key in his aspirations to lead a group in the future World Cup Australia 2027.

Synthesis

Scotland (24): 1. Pierre Schoeman, 2. Ewan Ashman, 3. D’Arcy Rae, 4. Scott Cummings, 5. Grant Gilchrist, 6. Gregor Brown, 7. Rory Darge, 8. Jack Dempsey, 9. Jamie Dobie, 10. Finn Russell, 11. Kyle Steyn, 12. Sione Tuipulotu, 13. Rory Hutchinson, 14. Darcy Graham, 15. Blair Kinghorn.

They entered: PT: 7′ Matt Fagerson x Gregor Brown, 32′ Elliott Millar-Mills x Rae ST: 25′ Duhan van der Merwe for Hutchinson, 31′ Josh Bayliss x Gilchrist and George Turner x Ashman

Coach: Gregor Townsend

The Pumas (33): 1. Mayco Vivas, 2. Julián Montoya, 3. Pedro Delgado, 4. Guido Petti, 5. Pedro Rubiolo, 6. Santiago Grondona, 7. Juan Martín González, 8. Joaquín Oviedo, 9, Simón Benítez Cruz, 10. Gerónimo Prisciantelli, 11. Mateo Carreras, 12. Santiago Chocobares, 13. Matías Moroni, 14. Rodrigo Isgró, 15. Juan Cruz Mallía.

They entered: ST: 5′ Thomas Gallo x Vivas, Francisco Coria Marchetti x Delgado, Agustín Moyano x Benitez Cruz, Santiago Carreras x Prisciantelli and Pablo Matera for Oviedo, 27′ Justo Piccardo x Moroni, 33′ Efraín Elias for Petti and Ignacio Ruiz x Montoya

Coach: Felipe Contepomi

Points in the first half: 12′ Try by Jack Dempsey converted by Finn Russell (E), 27′ Try by Ewan Ashman converted by Finn Russell (E)

Partial result: Scotland 14-0 Los Pumas

Points in the second half: 3′ Try by Ewan Ashman converted by Finn Russell (E), 16′ Try by Julián Montoya converted by Santiago Carreras (LP), 20′ Try by Rodrigo Isgró (LP), 24′ Penalty by Finn Russell (E), 30′ Try by Pedro Rubviolo converted by Santiago Carreras (LP), 35′ Try by Pablo Matera converted by Santiago Carreras (LP), 39′ Try by Justo Piccardo converted by Santiago Carreras (LP)

Bottom line: Scotland 24-33 Los Pumas

Reprimanded: PT: 4′ Juan Cruz Mallía (LP), ST: 14′ Blair Kinghorn (E)

Expelled: There wasn’t.

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Stadium: Murrayfield, Edinburgh