It has to be considered a positive test match for Los Pumas. With less than a month to go before their debut against France in the Rugby World Cup (September 7), Argentina visited Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and the result was a 27-20 defeat that saw the Southamericans fight back but fell short in the end.
After an initial try by Ignacio CORLETTO, Wales scored 24 unanswered points and made life very complicated for Argentina.
Another CORLETTO's try and 10 points from Federico TODESCHINI's right boot gave Los Pumas some hope but substitute Martín DURAND failed to control the ball in the dying seconds and committed a knock-on that cost his team the chance to get a draw.
That particular play in which DURAND couldn't score a try, left Argentina manager Marcelo LOFFREDA fuming against the referee Chris WHITE.
According to the BBC, LOFFREDA accused WHITE of "coaching Wales instead of refereeing" (here's the full article http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/6953344.stm and you can read a match report here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/6951094.stm)
Los Pumas will face Belgium XV next Saturday in what will be their last friendly match before the "real thing" begins.
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