South African traction lions to make Scarlets fade

In the middle Smith-Duvenage, with extreme Coetzee, plus Steyn, Herbst and Wegner Faiva owner after a year off, in the middle of the season debut also for Brex

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For Benetton it would be appropriate – indeed, very healthy – to avoid experiencing the next long break of the URC (see you on November 27 in Monigo with the Warriors) with three consecutive defeats on the back. A rather mortifying prospect compared to expectations. To avoid this uncomfortable situation, it is necessary to go back to winning: to do so tonight, Llanelli’s Parc y Scarlet must be beaten, the lair of the Welsh reds who, up to now in four games have lost three times. Based on this data it could be one of the few accessible trips, then we know that the reality sometimes turns out to be very different, especially with people looking for redemption, but the Lions will absolutely have to try. And they will do it with a XV that, for the third consecutive time, coach Marco Bortolami has turned like a sock: after 11 changes at Ulster home and 10 against Ospreys, here are 9 more: in the trocar there is the debut Brex season that takes the place of Zanon, in the median the extreme Smith adapts to the opening for Albornoz while the management of the scrum returns to Duvenage. Let’s move on to the pack. In the third line only Pettinelli confirmed, so Steyn (90th presence) is back for Favretto and Negri for Lamaro, in the second Wegner takes the place of Ruzza and Herbst that of Niccolò Cannone, finally in the first expected return to the heel after almost a year of Hame Faiva, among the props is Gallo, who makes his debut after the experience in his Argentina, and not Chaparro. Ferrari, Halafihi, Padovani, Tavuyara, Smith Jr and Zuliani were also forced to remain at the post. Bortolami apparently has launched a tough and solid Benetton of struggle, a mix of craft and freshness, ideal for facing what promises to be yet another battle abroad. On the other side of the fence also coach Dwayne Peel, 6 points in the standings and to dispose of a heavy 15-50 suffered in Dublin by Leinster, plans to return to win by changing 5 out of 8 in the scrum alone. And he explains: “We played only in flashes, obviously the boys are suffering after the last two defeats, but with our ten internationals absent we have several guys who are training hard and deserve a chance”. The previous ones are 21, Benetton of these has won 6. –