Argentina have made four changes to their side for the Rugby Championship clash against the All Blacks in Nelson on Saturday.
Jeronimo de La Fuente replaces Bautista Ezcurra in the centres, while scrum-half Martin Landajo starts for the first time since the Scotland international in June, with Tomas Cubelli on the bench and Gonzalo Bertranou dropping out of the matchday 23 altogether.
In the loose trio, Pablo Matera drops to the reserves, earning a well-deserved break after having recently brought up his 50th appearance for los Pumas. Tomas Lezana comes in to take his place. Up front, Santiago Garcia Botta comes in for Juan Figallo, who is injured.
Argentina are looking for a first ever win over New Zealand after snapping an 11-match losing streak in the Rugby Championship with victory over the Springboks in Mendoza a fortnight ago.
“The victory against South Africa helped a lot in that sense because it gave us a lot of confidence to win and see that what we are doing is paying off,” winger Ramiro Moyano said.
“We have to keep trusting in our game plan and, fundamentally, try not to make mistakes.”
Argentina: 15 Emiliano Boffelli, 14 Bautista Delguy, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11 Ramiro Moyano, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Javier Ortega Desio, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Tomas Lezana, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Nahuel Chaparro Tetaz, 2 Agustin Creevy (c), 1 Santiago Garcia Botta
Replacements: 16 Julian Montoya, 17 Juan Pablo Zeiss, 18 Gaston Cortez, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Pablo Matera, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Bautista Ezcurra, 23 Juan Cruz Mallia
Date: Saturday, September 8
Venue: Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Kick-off: 19:35 local (08:35 BST, 07:35 GMT)
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Assistant referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Nic Berry (Australia)
Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)