Argentina centre Jerónimo de la Fuente has been included in the squad to face the Springboks in Mendoza on Saturday.

The Pumas, who lost their opener 34-21 in Durban on Saturday, brought back De la Fuente after injury and called up backs Santiago Alvarez Fourcade and Santiago Carreras for the first time.

Uncapped hooker Facundo Bosch has also been drafted in from French Top 14 club Agen, the second European-based player to be called up after Saracens’ prop Juan Figallo played in Durban.

Argentina – Matias Alemanno, Santiago Alvarez Fourcade, Gonzalo Bertranou, Emiliano Boffelli, Facundo Bosch, Rodrigo Bruni, Santiago Carreras, Agustin Creevy, Tomas Cubelli, Jeronimo De la Fuente, Bautista Delguy, Bautista Ezcurra, Juan Figallo, Diego Fortuny, Santiago Garcia Botta, Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Marcos Kremer, Martin Landajo, Tomas Lavanini, Tomas Lezana, Juan Cruz Mallia, Pablo Matera, Santiago Medrano, Matias Moroni, Ramiro Moyano, Javier Ortega Desio, Guido Petti, Nicolas Sanchez, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Juan Pablo Zeiss.

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