Bouyant Argentina look forward to Italy

Argentina head coach Marcelo Loffreda has named a 22-man squad to face Italy next weekend at the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium in Mendoza.

Argentina have claimed back-to-back victories over Ireland following a 22-20 win in Santa Fe and 16-0 victory in Buenos Aires on Saturday, while Italy head into the game following a 25-9 win over Uruguay in Montevideo.

Nicolas Fernandez Miranda, who missed the second Test against Ireland due to sickness, is included in the squad.

Argentina squad to face Italy on June : H Agulla (Hindu), P Albacete, O Hasan (both Toulouse), M Bosch, M Carizza, M Gaitan (all Biarritz), M Contepomi (Rovigo), T De Vedia (Saracens), M Durand (Montpellier), JM Fernandez Lobbe, I Fernandez Lobbe (both Sale Sharks), N Fernandez Miranda (Bayonne), P Gambarini (CASI), S Gonzalez Bonorino (Capitolina), E Guinazu (Agen), P Henn (Montauban), JM Leguizamon (London Irish), F Leonelli (Glasgow Warriors), M Schusterman (Leeds Tykes), F Serra (SIC), F Todeschini (Montpellier), N Vergallo (Jockey Club Rosario).