Guido Petti will become the sixth Argentina player to reach 100 Test caps when the veteran skyscraper starts against Wales in San Juan on Saturday.
The 31-year-old lock follows in the footsteps of second-row partner Matias Alemanno, who reached the landmark in last week’s Nations Championship-opening loss to Scotland in Cordoba.
Head coach Felipe Contepomi has made five changes for Saturday’s game, with props Boris Wenger and Tomas Rapetti named to packed down in the front row.
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Mayco Vivas drops to the bench but Pedro Delgado is out of the match 23.
Back-row powerhouse Marcos Kremer replaces Pablo Matera at openside flank, while centre Justo Piccardo and winger Bautista Delguy take the places of Faustino Sanchez Valarolo and Rodrigo Isgro.
ARGENTINA – 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Justo Piccardo, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Tomas Albornoz, 9 Gonzalo Garcia, 8 Joaquin Oviedo, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Santiago Grondona, 5 Guido Petti, 4 Matias Alemanno, 3 Tomas Rapetti, 2 Julian Montoya (c), 1 Boris Wenger.
Bench: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Francisco Coria Marchetti, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Pablo Matera, 21 Simon Benitez Cruz, 22 Matias Moroni, 23 Ignacio Mendy.
– AFP
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Guido Petti will become the sixth Argentina player to reach 100 Test caps when the veteran skyscraper starts against Wales in San Juan on Saturday.
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