Left out by Racing for the Champions Cup final, Teddy Thomas made a try-scoring return for France last Saturday but he is now injured.
The Racing 92 winger had travelled down to his family in Biarritz expecting to hear good news about Japan, but his world then suddenly unravelled.
French centre Gael Fickou exploded through the Argentinian defence early in the second half to set up winger Teddy Thomas for a decisive blow in Lille, taking back the lead which France never relinquished.
A bad week for France winger Teddy Thomas got worse on Friday, with the Natwest 6 Nations top try scorer further punished over his night out in Edinburgh.
Having had their Nations Cup game with Fiji cancelled, France have made 8 changes from the XV that beat Ireland to play Scotland on Sunday.
France raced to an early lead against Italy, and dominated the opening 20 minutes of the match with tries from Teddy Thomas and Charles Ollivon.
Racing 92 powered to a 22-13 win over Toulon on the back of a brilliant piece of counter-attacking play resulting in a try for French winger Teddy Thomas.
Racing 92's win over Toulon will not have made pleasant viewing for France coach Jacques Brunel as Teddy Thomas was injured.