Capibaras XV lost in Tucumán, focus shifts to the semi-finals | OneFootball

The Tucumán franchise defeated the Litoral side 42-15 and secured its place in the next stage of the competition. Capibaras will face Pampas in one of the semifinals on Friday the 12th at CASI

The farewell to the 2026 season could not have been better for Tarucas. The NOA franchise thrashed Capibaras 42-15 at La Caldera del Parque in the final round of Súper Rugby Américas and sealed its qualification for the semifinals. In front of a packed stadium, the team coached by Álvaro Galindo came out flying. Capibaras had already secured its place in the semifinals, and next Friday the 12th at 9:15 p.m. at CASI it will face Pampas at that stage.

Capibaras suffered a defeat in Tucumán

Tarucas played a great match, beat Capibaras 42-15, and claimed the fourth ticket to the Súper Rugby Américas semifinals. Álvaro Galindo’s side will face Dogos XV next Friday at 7 p.m. The Tucumán franchise was obliged to win to break into the top four of the tournament and, with perhaps its best performance of the competition, shut down its Litoral counterpart and achieved its goal.

The match was fiercely contested from the opening minutes, between the home team, which was looking to reach the semifinals, and the Litoral side, which had already secured its place in the next stage of the competition. Until Tarucas managed to open the scoring. Facundo Cardozo showed all his power to dive into the Litoral side’s in-goal area. Capibaras XV responded and crossed for a try through Franco Rossetto, but the score was disallowed by Tomás Bertazza due to a previous knock-on.

Before halftime, a burst from the Tucumán side began to tip the balance in its favor: Stefano Ferro and Tomás Elizalde scored the tries that made it 21-3.

In the second half, the pattern remained the same, and it was the home side that had possession of the ball. However, Capibaras XV’s solid defense prevented it from extending the lead for several minutes.

It was not until the 19th minute, after another territorial gain generated from a lineout, that Tomás Dande found space to score the try that also gave Tarucas the offensive bonus point.

Far from settling, the orange side took advantage of the momentum and struck again just two minutes later. Rodrigo Navarro finished off a fine team move to score under the posts and, with another conversion from Stefano Ferro, began to put the game to bed in Tucumán.

The situation became even more difficult for the visitors when Enzo Avaca was shown a yellow card in the 26th minute. Tarucas did not waste the opportunity and stretched the lead even further thanks to a try by José Calderoni Zenteno, again converted by Ferro. In the closing stages, and despite playing with two men fewer after Juan Bautista Baronio was sin-binned, Capibaras XV found some reward for its effort through Lautaro Cipriani and Juan Ignacio Rodríguez.

Summary

Tarucas 42 - Capibaras 15

Tarucas: Mariano Muntaner, Juan Manuel Vivas and Francisco Moreno; Luciano Asevedo and Ignacio Marquieguez; Cardozo, Agustín Sarelli and Thiago Sbrocco; Estanislao Pregot and Ferro; Tomás Vanni, Pedro Coll, Orlando, Mateo Pasquini; and Tomás Elizalde. Then came on: José Calderoni Zenteno, Benjamín Farías Cerioni, Rodrigo Navarro, Joaquín Aguilar, Santiago Melitón Heredia, Tomás Dande, Matías Sauze and Ignacio Cerrutti.

Capibaras: Diego Correa, Martín Vaca and Ignacio Orsetti; Lorenzo Colidio and Lucas Bur; Jerónimo Gómez Vara, Felipe Villagrán and Ignacio Gandini (captain); Juan Lovel and Ignacio Dogliani; Gino Dicapua, Guido Chesini, Bruno Heit, Franco Rossetti and Tomás Sigura. Then came on: Bernardo Lis, Juan Ignacio Rodríguez, Enzo Avaca, Ignacio Gallo, Bautista Grenón, Lautaro Cipriani, Juan Bautista Baronio and Alejo Sugasti.

First half: 13’ Try by Facundo Cardozo converted by Stefano Ferro (T), 32’ Penalty by Ignacio Dogliani (C), 36’ Try by Stefano Ferro converted by himself (T), 38’ Try by Tomás Elizalde converted by Stefano Ferro (T).

Second half: 19’ Try by Tomás Dande converted by Stefano Ferro (T), 21’ Try by Rodrigo Navarro converted by Stefano Ferro (T), 27’ Try by José Calderoni Zenteno converted by Stefano Ferro (T), 30’ Try by Lautaro Cipriani (C), 36’ Try by Juan Ignacio Rodríguez converted by Bruno Heit (C).

Final score: Tarucas 42 – 15 Capibaras XV.

Sin-binned: FH 27’ Diego Correa (C). SH 26’ Enzo Avaca (C), 30’ Juan Bautista Baronio (C), 34’ José Calderoni Zenteno (T).

Referee: Tomás Bertazza.

Stadium: Héctor «Gallo» Cabrera, Tucumán Lawn Tennis.

-Round 14 results

Peñarol 14-Pampas 46

Dogos XV 48-Yacaré 20

Tarucas 42-Capibaras 15

Selknam vs. Cobras (Saturday 6/6)

-Standings: Dogos XV 61, Pampas 54, Capibaras 47, Tarucas 44, Selknam 36, Peñarol 34, Yacaré XV 13 and Cobras 11.

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