Argentina have confirmed full-back Juan Cruz Mallia has suffered a torn ACL, following their 27-23 defeat to England on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mallia was carried off the pitch by Los Pumas medical staff late in the second-half, following a late tackle from England back-rower Tom Curry while attempting a kick.<\/p>\n
At the time of writing, there is no confirmed timescale for a potential return, which will leave club side Toulouse sweating ahead of their Top 14 title defence, as well as their hunt for the Investec Champions Cup trophy.<\/p>\n
Los Pumas confirm extent of Juan Cruz Mallia injury<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8 Parte m\u00e9dico lesi\u00f3n Juan Cruz Mall\u00eda.<\/p>\n
\u00a1Te deseamos una pronta recuperaci\u00f3n, Juanchi! \ud83e\udef6 pic.twitter.com\/WMG4zBl9fV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Los Pumas (@lospumas) November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Full confirmation of his injury follows an initial suggestion from Los Pumas<\/a> head coach Felipe Contepomi that Mallia was looking at an ACL.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t know, but clinically it looks like an ACL,\u201d Contepomi told reporters after the full-time whistle. \u201cWe need to check.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to give you a diagnosis, but he\u2019s limping and sore and he couldn\u2019t finish the game.\u201d<\/p>\n England legend claims Tom Curry \u2018knows what he\u2019s doing\u2019 as Felipe Contepomi backlash rumbles on<\/a><\/p>\n England v Argentina: Five takeaways as Tom Curry \u2018tackle chaos\u2019 overshadows performance of \u2018centre of attention\u2019 in Red Rose triumph<\/a><\/p>\n The tackle, which happened in the waning moments of the gripping Test match on Sunday with Argentina in the midst of a strong fightback, did not go down well with Los Pumas boss Contepomi<\/a>, either, describing it as \u2018reckless\u2019 in his post-match press conference.<\/p>\n \u201cTwo weeks ago, we had a decision that it was deemed because of the consequence, so if that\u2019s the criteria, I can\u2019t understand that we must then play the rest of the game with 14 players after a \u2018slightly late\u2019 tackle like you described, I\u2019d call it reckless \u2013 I\u2019m not English speaking but I\u2019d call it reckless,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe ended up playing with 14, we ended up playing with 15, and it wasn\u2019t even checked.\u201d<\/p>\n It also saw tensions boil over on the pitch, with the players seen in a scuffle at the full-time whistle while there was also an alleged coming together between Curry and Contepomi in the tunnel afterwards, prompting the Argentina boss to call the back-rower a \u2018bully\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n Los Pumas have lodged a formal complaint over the alleged tunnel incident, while reports from the\u00a0PA News Agency\u00a0suggest England have already been asked to provide their full account of proceedings after the match.<\/p>\n