Roberto Grau though his World Cup was over after being suspended following an incident with Colin Charvis in the opening game, but now three weeks later he returns to the Argentina side for their quarter-final with France.
The Saracens prop had returned too Buenos Aires, where his wife had recently given birth to a daughter, but when the Puma's qualified for the play-off stages the prop returned to Europe and on Sunday regains his test place.
He is recalled in place of the injured Omar Hasan, with Mauricio Reggiardo switching to tight head, in the only change from the side that defeated Ireland on Wednesday night.
Argentina: Ignacio Corletto; Gonzalo Camardon, Eduardo Simone, Lisandro Arbizu (capt), Diego Albanese; Gonzalo Quesada, Agustin Pichot; Gonzalo Longo, Rolando Martin, Santiago Phelan, Alejandro Allub, Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, Mauricio Reggiardo, Mario Ledesma, Roberto Grau
Replacements: Manuel Contepomi, Felipe Contepomi, Nicolas Fernandez Miranda, Miguel Ruiz, Lucas Ostiglia, Agustin Canalda, Martin Scelzo