Los Pumas’ trip to Paris held up by a day over unready hotelJulián Montoya: ‘It will be a short week to prepare’
The Argentinians weren’t in a hurry to get away from the Stade Vélodrome on Saturday night, their celebrations ran late into the evening, on the pitch, where they swapped cheers and applause back and forth with the fans partying in the stands, and then the dressing room, where they danced, and sang, and sprayed each other with beer.
Michael Cheika was happy to let them enjoy the moment, but the head coach’s mind was already racing ahead six days to their semi-final against, as it would turn out, New Zealand, in Paris next Friday night.
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