In their last match of the year, Los Pumas lost an exciting match to England by 27 to 23, at Twickenham Stadium.
Felipe Contepomi's team returned to London with the aim of getting their third win in a row after the historic comeback against Scotland at Murrayfield (33-24) and the big win against Wales in Cardiff (52-28). For its part, the England team arrived in search of its eleventh consecutive victory, after winning 33-19 at home against the All Blacks.
The match began with a tactical and territorial duel in which both teams looked for spaces. The parity of the first minutes forced the home team to resort to the goal kicking of their fly-half George Ford, who opened the scoring with a drop goal in the eighth minute. Just a minute later, England struck again, this time with a high kick that the Pumas defence failed to control, allowing Max Ojomoh to score the first try of the match.
From then on, the Argentine team adjusted its game plan and gradually moved the game into the English half. Points were missed howvere when the post denied the first three points to Santiago Carreras. Argentina's kept pressing but England once again showed their offensive power and, after a precise kick English winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso crossed for a try in the 25th minute.
Six minutes before the break, the Pumas were again in the opponent's half and, after a series of attempts, got a penalty that allowed Tomás Albornoz to score the team's first three points. With time running out, England came close to their third try through hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie, but it was disallowed by TMO as England lost control of the ball. Thus, the first half closed 17-3 in favor of England.
The second half found Los Pumas determined to close the gap and they quickly settled in the opponent's half. After four minutes, they won a scrum that gave centre Justo Piccardo an opoportunity he took and he finished in style for the first Argentine try. The Pumas momentum was thgen rewarded six minutes later through a penalty kick taken by Albornoz.
From there, the match was transformed into a game of chess, with both teams avoiding mistakes in defense. However, the Pumas kept the momentum up and at 19 minutes reduced the deficit to one point away thanks to a penalty converted by Santiago Carreras.
England responded but a drop goal attempt by Ford went wide. However, the home side recomposed themselves and attacked again, this time from a line-out meters from the Argentine try line. The pressure led to a try to centre Henry Slade in the 26th minute. England kept the pressure up and nine minutes later scored a penalty from Ford, the top scorer of the match.
Despite the deficit, Los Pumas dug deep and with grit scored a try through wing Isgro, a minute from the end. Carreras converted which allowed the Pumas to have one last chance at victory. However, the English team managed to neutralize the final Pumas attack and, the match ended 27 to 23 for England.
The Pumas finished their the November Test window with two wins and one defeat on their European tour.
England 27 [Tries: Ojomoh, Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Cons: Ford 3, Pen: Ford, Drop Goal: Ford] Argentina 23 [Tries: Piccardo, Isgro, Cons: Albornoz, Carreras, Pens: Albornoz 2, Carreras]
England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Max Ojomoh, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Spencer, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Guy Pepper, 5 Alex Coles, 4 Maro Itoje (captain), 3 Asher Opoku-Fordjour, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Theo Dan, 17 Fin Baxter, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Tom Curry, 21 Henry Pollock, 22 Alex Mitchell, 23 Marcus Smith
Argentina: 15 Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 Rodrigo Isgro, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Justo Piccardo, 11 Bautista Delguy, 10 Thomas Albornoz, 9 Simon Benitez Cruz, 8 Santiago Grondona, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5 Pedro Rubiolo, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Pedro Delgado, 2 Julian Montoya (captain), 1 Thomas Gallo
Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Boris Wenger, 18 Tomas Rapetti, 19 Franco Molina, 20 Pablo Matera, 21 Joaquin Oviedo, 22 Agustin Moyano, 23 Santiago Carreras
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
Assistant referees: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia), Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)



