Overview
- Matías Alemanno will make his 100th Test appearance when he starts in the second row for Argentina against Scotland in Córdoba.
- Guido Petti pairs with Alemanno and is set for his 99th cap while captain Julián Montoya and Pablo Matera also start.
- Faustino Sánchez Valarolo earns his first Test start at inside centre and is the only matchday player based in Argentina’s domestic league.
- Regular centres Santiago Chocobares and Justo Piccardo have been rested after featuring in the Top 14 final, and several players are absent because of injury or personal reasons.
- Contepomi named a 34-man group that will be supplemented later in July once Top 14 commitments finish and injured players recover, reflecting a push to broaden the national pathway.