England were forced to dig deep to secure their eleventh consecutive victory, with Max Ojomoh as the key figure in the 27-23 victory over Argentina at the Allianz Stadium.
The first autumn sweep since 2021 was on the line until the final whistle, as images of the Pumas’ stunning comeback against Scotland a week earlier ran through the minds of the English.
The 17-0 advantage built in the first 25 minutes was squandered as tension gripped Twickenham, but to continue the theme of the campaign, Steve Borthwick’s men found a way to cross the line.
Henry Slade scored in the 65th minute to calm the nerves with a try that was set up by the man of the match, Ojomoh, the inside center of two international matches who created another for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and also crossed himself.Max Ojomoh impresionó durante la victoria de Inglaterra sobre Argentina.Much of the game was played in the air and, although England dominated in the first half thanks to Ben Spencer and George Ford’s kicks, the tables turned after the break.
Freddie Steward entered the game as aerial bombs rained down and there was a colossal performance from Maro Itoje, but even with a 27-16 lead, the hosts couldn’t relax with Rodrigo Isgro’s try in the 80th minute that set up a heart-stopping finish.
Argentina was 10 meters from the try line and lost the line-out with Ben Earl recovering the ball, saving his team from suffering a first defeat since February.
The drama to come was unthinkable when a drop-goal by George Ford and a try by Ojomoh, made possible by Feyi-Waboso’s challenge for a disputable kick, propelled England to a 10-0 lead in 10 minutes.
A robust defense held the Pumas’ attack at bay, while the left post denied a penalty by Santiago Carreras that was well cleared by Itoje.
The England scrum was already dominant and, with referee Pierre Brousset signaling an imminent penalty, Ford switched to the right for Ojomoh, whose precise pass found Feyi-Waboso running for a classy try.
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A deafening tackle by Spencer stopped an Argentina attack in its tracks, but the visitors showed their ability to create opportunities and only a pass to Ford’s head prevented them from scoring.
The opening Tomás Albornoz scored a long-distance penalty and England would have extended their lead if Luke Cowan-Dickie had grounded the ball correctly after a drive in the line-out.
It turned out to be a costly mistake because five minutes into the second half Argentina struck, igniting their release game to take advantage of a frayed home defense with center Justo Piccardo enjoying a simple run.
England had broken too easily and, suddenly, the Pumas were in the driver’s seat, a point nailed on when Albornoz scored a penalty.
Tom Curry, Henry Pollock, Will Stuart, and Fin Baxter came off the bench hoping to inspire a resurgence, but it was Steward who caught the eye with two towering catches.
The penalty count was rising against England and three more points were scored by Carreras, but in the 66th minute they responded when Ojomoh ran strongly from a line-out and passed out of the tackle for Slade to cross.
Ford’s penalty seemed to seal the victory, only for Isgro to set up the spectacular finish that slipped through the Pumas’ grasp.
