SRA 2025 – Yacare vs Pampas – ARN Guide

Yacare play host to Los Pampas on Saturday in Asunción. The battle of the Paraguayan and Argentine capital cities comes with the hosts sitting four points out of the play-off’s zone. Yacare need to come away with points to close the gap and to also avoid falling as the resurgent Tarucas are just 2 points behind.

	IN	OUT
1	Daniel Cabral	Camilo Blasco
3	Enzo Egea	Rolando Portillo
4	Ignacio Martínez	Mariano Garcete
6	Nicolás Parada Heit	Ariel Núñez
7	Ariel Núñez	Felipe Puertas
9	Gonzalo Bareiro	Juan Cruz Strada
12	Valentino DiCapua	Sebastián Urbieta
14	Arturo López	Julián Quetglas

	IN	OUT
1	Miguel Prince	Matías Medrano
4	Franco Carrera	Juan Penoucos
5	Federico Lavanini	Franco Carrera
6	Manuel Bernstein	Nicolás D’Amorim
7	Nicolás D’Amorim	Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel
8	Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel	Juan Pedro Bernasconi
9	Ignacio Inchauspe	Eliseo Morales
10	Estanislao Renthel	Ignacio Inchauspe
12	Justo Piccardo	Francisco Quinn
14	Santiago Pernas	Alfonso Latorre

(14 capped by Paraguay) – D Cabral, A Núñez, G Bareiro, J González, R Amarilla, A López, J Chavez, C Pérez, E Quinteros, JJ Heisecke, F Bareiro, D Miño, R Bareiro, J Mussi

(2 capped by Argentina) E Morales J Piccardo

• Los Pampas are unbeaten in prior matches against Yacare.
• Valentino DiCapua starts in a third position in the Yacare back-line this season. He has played fullback and fly half. He will be the inside center and will start opposite Puma Justo Piccardo.
• DiCapua partners Ramiro Amarilla in the mid-field. Amarilla is an Argentine capped by Paraguay.
• Manuel Bernstein returns to lead Los Pampas.
• Ignacio Inchauspe starts ahead of Puma Eliseo Morales at scrum-half.
• Juan Penoucos is the top tackler in Super Rugby Americas 2025. He has a 100% completion rate.
• Referee Damian Schneider will take charge of Japan vs Wales in July and referee the Pacific Nations Cup Final.

Both coaches have rotated their players for the match. On the one hand, this is an indication of confidence from Juan Manuel Leguizamón about Los Pampas’ depth. On the other hand, Yacare’s choice point towards a policy of rotation ahead of the remaining matches. The conditions will enable for free-flowing rugby. Los Pampas are favorites to win in Asunción. 

YACARE
1 Daniel Cabral, 2 Axel Zapata, 3 Enzo Egea, 4 Ignacio Martínez, 5 Lucas Sommer, 6 Nicolás Parada Heit, 7 Ariel Núñez, 8 Santiago Ruiz, 9 Gonzalo Bareiro, 10 Joaquín Lamas, 11 Juan González, 12 Valentino DiCapua, 13 Ramiro Amarilla (capt.), 14 Arturo López, 15 Julián Quetglas

Replacements: 16 Jordi Chavez, 17 Cesar Pérez, 18 Enrique Quinteros, 19 Juan José Heisecke, 20 Francisco Bareiro, 21 Diego Miño, 22 Rafael Bareiro, 23 Joaquín Mussi

PAMPAS
1 Miguel Prince, 2 Ignacio Bottazzini, 3 Bautista Bosch, 4 Franco Carrera, 5 Federico Lavanini, 6 Manuel Bernstein (capt.), 7 Nicolás D’Amorim, 8 Juan Cruz Pérez Rachel, 9 Ignacio Inchauspe, 10 Estanislao Renthel, 11 Jerónimo Ulloa, 12 Justo Piccardo, 13 Juan Pablo Castro, 14 Santiago Pernas, 15 Jerónimo Solveyra

Replacements: 16 Francisco Lusarreta, 17 Matías Medrano, 18 Tomás Rapetti, 19 Léo Mazzini, 20 Juan Penoucos, 21 Eliseo Morales, 22 Juan Pedro Bernasconi, 23 Nahuel Clausen

Date: Saturday, May 18
Venue: Héroes de Curupayty (Asunción, PY)
Kickoff: 7:00pm (PY); 7:00pm (AR)
Weather Forecast: Clear Skies, 24°C; Wind S (11 km/h)
Broadcasts: ESPN; Star +

Referee: Damian Schneider (AR)
Assistants: Cauã Ricardo (BR); Adrian Bogado (PY)
TMO: Marco Demestri (PY)

Mar 15, 2025 – Pampas 19-07 Yacare (Buenos Aires, AR)
Apr 12, 2024 – Pampas 22-12 Yacare (Buenos Aires, AR)
Feb 17, 2024 – Yacare 32-48 Pampas (Asunción, PY)
May 26, 2003 – Pampas 25-24 Yacare (Buenos Aires, AR)
Mar 24, 2023 – Yacare 5-22 Pampas (Asunción, PY)
Apr 29, 2002 – Jaguares XV 41-21 Olímpia Lions (Montevideo, UY)
Mar 19, 2022 – Jaguares XV 49-22 Olímpia Lions (Valparaíso, CL)
May 08, 2021 – Olímpia Lions 17-29 Jaguares XV (Montevideo, UY)
Apr 26, 2021 – Olímpia Lions 26-40 Jaguares XV (Montevideo, UY)
Mar 30, 2021 – Jaguares XV 71-13 Olímpia Lions (Santiago, CL)