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11/16 11:28 CST Argentina stuns Scotland from 21-0 down at Murrayfield
Argentina stuns Scotland from 21-0 down at Murrayfield
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) --- Argentina stunned Scotland 33-24 from 21-0 down at
Murrayfield in the greatest comeback win in Pumas history on Sunday.
The Pumas were trailing 21-0 as late as the 57th minute but scored five tries
in an incredible 22-minute spell to snatch their first win at Murrayfield in 16
years.
Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi ran out of patience with a team whose own
mistakes were making it easier for Scotland. His breaking point was just after
halftime.
Flanker Santiago Grondona was hit head-high by opposite Rory Darge but the Scot
wasn't yellow-carded, only penalized. Pumas flyhalf Gernimo Prisciantelli
failed to find touch, Scotland countered and Ewan Ashman ran over Prisciantelli
to score his second try of the match. Finn Russell's extras made it 21-0.
Contepomi sent on five replacements; new props and scrumhalf and Carreras, his
reliable goalkicker, and Pablo Matera, the most capped Puma.
They transformed the Pumas. The scrum was no longer a lottery, Carreras
attacked the line and Matera was a bull with the ball in hand.
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