Argentina make three changes for clash against New Zealand

Argentina head coach Michael Cheika has made three changes to the starting line up for the upcoming clash against New Zealand to be played in Christchurch.

Matias Orlando comes in at inside centre to partner Matias Moroni in place of Jeronimo de la Fuente with the latter sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Joel Sclavi gets a promotion from the bench and replaces Gomez Kodela at tighthead prop with the final change coming to Lucio Cinti will start at inside centre in the place of Juan Imhoff.

"Realistically everyone is expecting them to dust us in the two games at home," he told New Zealand's Sky TV this week.

"The only people who have got to think the opposite is us and we've got try and win small battles along the way. We've got to try and work out how can we put them under pressure and make them have to deal with the challenge from us "

Santiago Socino, Mayco Vivas, Eduardo Bello, Guido Petti, Santiago Grondona and Santiago Cordero are on the bench.

Argentina XV: 15-Juan Cruz Mallia, 14-Emiliano Boffelli, 13-Matias Moroni, 12-Matias Orlando, 11-Lucio Cinti, 10-Santiago Carreras, 9-Gonzalo Bertranou, 8-Pablo Matera, 7-Marcos Kremer, 6-Juan Martin Gonzalez, 5-Tomas Lavanini, 4-Matias Alemanno, 3-Joel Sclavi, 2-Julian Montoya (captain), 1-Thomas Gallo

Reserves: 16-Santiago Socino, 17-Mayco Vivas, 18-Eduardo Bello, 19-Guido Petti, 20-Santiago Grondona, 21-Tomas Cubeli, 22-Tomas Albornoz, 23-Santiago Cordero.