Argentina XV will face Chile in what will be the farewell match for Los Cóndores on their way to the 2023 France World Cup, on Saturday from 6:00 p.m. The team led by Ignacio Fernández Lobbe will seek to repeat the victory achieved a few weeks ago. Watch the match on Star+.
Luciano González Rizzoni commented on how they are preparing to face the Chilean national team: "With excitement, enjoying it. The whole team is enjoying this last match. I think we've formed a nice group, despite the little time we've had. Enjoying it and living it to the fullest. We're going to go for it. We've had quite a few absences, but we also have new guys. It's going to be a bit different, but we're going to go for it, give it our all, and see what happens."
"We need to correct quite a few things. One of the most important is the loss of possession. This match is going to be important. The game plans are very different compared to Uruguay. Uruguay defends in one way, Chile in another. They are two totally different styles. That's what we saw in this training session. Play our game and have more possession, which will be important," he added.
When asked how he felt after facing two World Cup teams, the player from La Rioja answered: "Honestly, it was great. I really enjoyed it because it's been five years since I played 15-man rugby and I felt good. In the first matches, I was a bit lost, but now I feel more adapted to the team. It's tough. It had been a while since I felt the physicality of 15-man rugby, but I'm slowly adjusting. I still need some fine-tuning because I'm playing as a center, a fairly new position for me. It's a challenge, and I'm approaching it from that perspective, giving my best".