Argentina boosted by star returnees for England series as Felipe Contepomi rewards British and Irish Lions heroes
Los Pumas head coach Felipe Contepomi watching his team warm-up
Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi has named a strong 34-man squad ahead of their two-Test series against England, with just two uncapped players included.
Los Pumas come into the series in red-hot form, following a strong 28-24 victory over the British and Irish Lions, and now have some of their big guns back available as well.
The two-Test series begins on Saturday, July 5 in Buenos Aires, before heading to San Juan a week later.
Argentina name England Test series squad as big guns return
Thomas Gallo, Francisco Gomez Kodela, Facundo Isa and Lautaro Simes all return to the wider pack after missing the Lions clash in Dublin, while uncapped Alfonso Latorre also comes into the backs unit.
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Surprisingly, there is no room for the deadly half-back duo of Tomas Albornoz or Gonzalo Garcia, despite their outstanding performance on Friday night.
Elsewhere, Argentina will also be without star back-row Marcos Kremer, while lock Franco Molina and prop Joel Sclavi also miss out on the squad.
¡Plantel confirmado para la Ventana de Julio! 🏉
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Uncapped forward Luciano Asevedo also remains with the squad after missing out on the match-day 23 last weekend.
Los Pumas July Tests squad in full
Forwards: Luciano Asevedo, Bautista Bernasconi, Francisco Coria Marchetti, Pedro Delgado, Thomas Gallo, Francisco Gomes Kodela, Juan Martin Gonzalez, Benjamin Grondona, Santiago Grondona, Facundo Isa, Pablo Matera, Julian Montoya, Joaquin Moro, Leonel Oviedo, Lucas Paulos, Lautaro Simes, Mayco Vivas, Boris Wenger
Backs: Simon Benitez Cruz, Gonzalo Bertranou, Santiago Carreras, Lucio Cinti, Santiago Cordero, Benjamin Elizalde, Rodrigo Isgro, Alfonso Latorre, Ignacio Mendy, Matias Moroni, Agustin Moyano, Santiago Pernas, Justo Piccardo, Nicolas Roger, Faustino Sanchez Valarolo