Argentina change three after disappointing Rugby World Cup opener against England
Matias Moroni in action for Argentina in 2023.
Argentina head coach Michael Cheika has given the majority of players that struggled against England another shot to prove themselves on Friday against Samoa.
Los Pumas were slight favourites going into their Rugby World Cup opener on September 9, but produced a poor display in Marseille.
Despite having a man advantage for almost 70 minutes, they fell to a disappointing 27-10 defeat to the Red Rose.
No mass changes
Cheika has resisted the temptation to make mass alterations to the squad as they seek to get their campaign back on track against a tough Samoa side.
The only changes come at centre, lock and prop, with Matias Moroni, Guido Petti and Eduardo Bello replacing Lucio Cinti, Tomas Lavanini and Francisco Gomez Kodela respectively.
Both Cinti and Kodela retain their places in the squad, with the head coach naming 20 of the 23 that featured against England, but Lavanini misses out.
Juan Cruz Mallia, Emiliano Boffelli and Mateo Carreras once again combine in the back three while Santiago Carreras and Gonzalo Bertranou are the half-back pairing.
Up front, Juan Martin Gonzalez, Marcos Kremer and Pablo Matera form a talented loose trio, while Matias Alemanno, Thomas Gallo and captain Julian Montoya keep hold of their positions in the front five.
On the bench, Mayco Vivas gets in ahead of Joel Sclavi with Tomas Cubelli providing half-back cover instead of Lautaro Bazan Velez.
Los Pumas have also reverted to a 5-3 split on the bench which means that experienced fly-half Nicolas Sanchez comes into the 23.
The team
Argentina: 15 Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 Emiliano Boffelli, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Santiago Chocobares, 11 Mateo Carreras, 10 Santiago Carreras, 9 Gonzalo Bertranou, 8 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Pablo Matera, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Eduardo Bello, 2 Julian Montoya (c), 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Agustin Creevy, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 19 Pedro Rubiolo, 20 Rodrigo Bruni, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Nicolas Sanchez, 23 Lucio Cinti
Date: Friday, September 22
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne
Kick-off: 17:45 local (16:45 BST, 15:45 GMT)
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia), Jordan Way (Australia)
TMO: Brett Cronan (Australia)
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