Winners of Wales (29-17) on Saturday in Marseille, the Pumas will play their semi-final against New Zealand.
And “epic triumph»: the Argentine press hailed the stunning and suspenseful victory of the Pumas against Wales (29-17) on Saturday in Marseille, synonymous with qualification for the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup.
«A heroic triumph in a perfectly orchestrated finale“, headlined the online version of the newspaper La Nación, emphasizing that Argentines “are among the top four teams at a World Cup for the third time in their history», after having already reached the last four in 2007 and 2015.
For the daily Clarín, which also devoted its online front page to this major performance, “the Pumas played a second half of great intensity and won a great victory in Marseille (…) Yes, the team coached by Australian Michael Cheika imitated the exploits achieved in France in 2007 and in England 2015».
«Friday, at the Stade de France, they will take the step that will allow them to make this campaign in France unforgettable», Promises Clarín again, in reference to the semi-final which awaits the Pumas against New Zealand, Ireland’s defeat on Saturday evening (28-24) at the end of a match of terrible intensity.
The sports daily Olé, for its part, celebrated “the huge victory» of the Argentine national team which, according to him, “had a great match in defense and touch, with two tries” at stake.
