Spectacular run and try by Justo Piccardo to seal Montpellier’s victory against Perpignan

The Argentine legion continues to leave its mark on European rugby and this time the stage was the round of 16 of the Challenge Cup. In a high intensity duel between two teams from the same country, Montpellier managed to beat Perpignan 53-13 thanks to the hierarchy of its albiceleste figures. The Tucumán opening Sunday Miotti assisted a try and the center formed in the SIC, Just Piccardowas in charge of violating the rival resistance.

The match began with a suffocating territorial dispute, where the foot of Miotti It was essential to keep Montpellier in the opposite field. The host had no major problems to start winning the game with Melvyn Rates who with two tries hit the flag to make it 10-0.

However, the man from Tucumán showed that he is not only a strategist with loot, but also an opportunist in space. After a great sequence of phases by the forwards, the flyhalf found just the right space to assist fullback Jon Echegaray which marked a new conquest for Montpellier.

The sentence of the meeting came from the hand of Just Piccardo. The Argentine center, who has been establishing himself as one of the team’s most solid pieces, once again showed signs of his power and reading of the game. In a lethal counterattack play, received in speed and, after getting rid of one last mark, sealed the victory which put Montpellier in the quarterfinals of the continental competition.

With this result, the Argentines confirm their vital importance in the Montpellier scheme, which now awaits a rival for the next phase with the clear objective of fighting for the Challenge Cup title. The combination of Miotti’s game vision and Piccardo’s forcefulness has become one of the most dangerous weapons of the tournament, making it clear that the Argentine DNA continues to be synonymous with success in the decisive instances of the old continent.