The Argentine rugby sevens team achieved its second gold this year, something historic for the category, which seems to have not yet reached its ceiling. In this mode, Los Pumas have a talisman. Regard Santiago Gomez Corapresent in the five titles that the Albiceleste team has obtained during his career, first as a player and now as a coach.
and he was the captain Matias Osadczuk the one who revealed the formula that Gómez Cora has to achieve the maximum performance of a group that comes from the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and from the victory in the Sevens in Hamilton, New Zealand, at the beginning of the season.
“He gives us his passion every day and helps motivate us, he’s a great coach”said Osadczuk, who also indicated the team effort as the main value that led them to keep the trophy.
“I am absolutely happy for this team. Even though we have had many injuries, we have overcome them. We have played for each other, always. There are many people who are behind us in our country and we are very happy”He added.
Isgró, the MVP of the final and the future of Los Pumas
Rodrigo Isgro He’s going through the best moment of his career and he showed it in Sunday’s final as the Los Pumas 7s beat France 33-21 to establish themselves in the Vancouver Sevens. The man from Mendoza was a key player to get the title and it was distinguished as the best player of the match who crowned the national team.
Furthermore, the man from Mendoza had already been part of the teams that managed to keep the bronze medal Tokyo 2020 and with trophies Vancouver last year and the Hamilton 2023. This is the fifth title obtained in history for the category.
The 23-year-old player spoke after the consecration and exposed his happiness to the cameras: “The prize for the best in the final She makes me very happybut it belongs to the whole group, who are my friends.” And he added: “I am proud of them and the staff. Greetings to everyone who is in Argentina, I imagine the smile everyone has there”.
After years of integrating the team, Isgró now thinks about finishing by securing the table at Paris 2024 Olympic Games. So, his main goal on a personal level will be to try to be part of Los Pumas, joining a different category. However, he still has a long way to go and time to accomplish it due to his young age.
Source: Clarin
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