Key events4m agoArgentina team14m agoPreambleArgentina teamArgentina have made a series of changes as they look to square the series against Australia in Mendoza.Santiago Carreras moves back to fullback after starting at fly-half in the opening Test, with Nicolás Roger handed the No 10 jersey. Rodrigo Isgró and Ignacio Mendy switch wings, while Pablo Matera takes over as captain.There are changes up front, too. Guido Petti moves from lock to blindside flanker, with Efraín Elías and Franco Molina forming a new second-row partnership. Pedro Delgado returns at tighthead prop, while Tomás Lavanini drops to the bench.Argentina: 15 Santiago Carreras; 14 Rodrigo Isgró, 13 Lucio Cinti, 12 Faustino Sánchez Valarolo, 11 Ignacio Mendy; 10 Nicolás Roger, 9 Simón Benítez Cruz; 1 Boris Wenger, 2 Ignacio Ruiz, 3 Pedro Delgado, 4 Efraín Elías, 5 Franco Molina, 6 Pablo Matera (captain), 7 Guido Petti, 8 Joaquín Moro.Replacements: 16 Leonel Oviedo, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Francisco Moreno, 19 Tomás Lavanini, 20 Juan Martín Scelzo, 21 Facundo Cardozo, 22 Gonzalo Bertranou, 23 Mateo Soler.PreambleDaniel GallanAustralia are chasing a fifth straight victory under Les Kiss, but the Wallabies have rarely found it easy to win successive Tests in Argentina.They held on for a 27-21 victory in Jujuy last weekend, surviving a spirited Pumas fightback and the demands of playing at altitude. Now they move to Mendoza, where Argentina must win to square the series and prevent Australia from completing a rare clean sweep on Argentine soil.Argentina have responded with changes throughout the side, moving Santiago Carreras back to fullback and handing Nicolás Roger the fly-half jersey. Australia have made even more alterations, bringing back Harry Wilson as captain and reshaping their backline and front row.The Wallabies are building momentum under Kiss, but this is another test of their depth, discipline and ability to respond when the Pumas turn the match into a confrontation. For Argentina, the equation is simpler: start better, impose themselves earlier and keep the series alive.
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