Pumas recall Tomas Lavanini and Guido Petti as James Slipper set for Australia record

Argentina have brought back the veteran second-row duo of Tomas Lavanini and Guido Petti to strengthen their forward power for Saturday's Rugby Championship clash against Australia in Santa Fe (8pm Irish time).

Coach Felipe Contepomi announced four changes in the starting line-up of the team who lost 20-19 against the Wallabies in La Plata last Saturday, when Argentina gave away a late penalty and were beaten by a last-gasp kick.

Petti and Lavanini both came off the bench last weekend as Argentina struggled to dominate the set pieces and rucks in rainy conditions.

It was Petti’s first Test for Argentina this year and his return to the starting line-up comes at the expense of Franco Molina while Lavanini replaces Pedro Rubiolo, who suffered a concussion in the opening minute of last weekend’s Test.

Reliable kicker Santiago Carreras is replaced at out-half by Tomas Albornoz while Bautista Delguy comes in on the right wing in place of Connacht's Santiago Cordero in the other changes for a fourth match in this year’s southern hemisphere championship for both teams.

The game will mark Argentina skipper Julian Montoya's 100th cap.

Gonzalo Garcia keeps his place as back-up scrum-half after Lautaro Bazan Velez picked up an injury in the warm-up last Saturday.

Meanwhile, James Slipper (above) is in line to equal Australia's record for the most Test caps.

The veteran prop was named as a replacement for the match, giving him the opportunity for a 139th cap to draw level with former captain and scrum-half George Gregan.

Slipper, who made his Test debut against an England team featuring Jonny Wilkinson in 2010, returns to the match-day squad after missing last weekend's 20-19 win over the Pumas for the birth of his second child.

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