The Argentine rugby team Los Pumas 7 has reached the semi-finals of the Vancouver tournament in Canada, where it will meet this afternoon with the representative of the United States.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, the team led by Santiago Gomez Cora achieved a difficult victory over its Samoan counterpart with a score of 14-12, placing itself among the best four in the competition.
Marcos Moneta and Mathias Osadchuk scored two tries for the Albiceleste, while Tobias Wade contributed two conversions.
Argentina, the bronze medalist at the recent Tokyo Olympics and the winner of the final stage of the Perth Circuit, defeated Canada (12-10), Spain (38-7) and the Fiji Islands (24-19), respectively, in the qualifying stage. In vancouver.
For its part, the United States also qualified for the semi-finals, after achieving a landslide victory over Great Britain, 27-0, in one of the quarter-final matches. The match begins at 5:45 pm Argentine time.
New Zealand, which defeated the Fiji Islands 21-19, and France, which beat Ireland 12-5, will play the remaining semi-final match.
The Pumas are far ahead of Fiji, having won three of the four tournaments this season.
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