La Verde basketball seeks classification in Ecuador despite adversities
Tonight is measured at La ‘Tri’ in Guayaquil
La Verde basketball seeks classification in Ecuador despite adversities
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After an outstanding victory in Tarija, the national team of Basketball will look for this Wednesday night (7:30 p.m.) its ticket to the next round of the pre-qualifying tournament for the 2023 Basketball World Cup, when it meets Ecuador in Guayaquil.
In the national team they will have to overcome adversity for the second leg and will try to add a victory to reaffirm what was done on Bolivian soil; if they lose, any result by less than a difference of 3e4 points will allow them access, after the 91-57 of the first leg.
The match will be played starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Coliseo Voltaire Paladines Polo, in the city of Guayaquil, in Ecuador.
Reduced delegation
Without Joshua Reaves, who returned to the United States, nor Álex Veizaga, absent due to COVID, La Verde de las alturas wants to forget about the problems and confirm their ticket. However, the problems have not ended for the team, as they will have to face the match with eleven men and only Giovanny Vargas in the technical direction.
«Only 14 people came to Guayaquil: eleven players, a coach, a doctor and a delegation president. The other coaches could not join us due to budget issues in the Federation “, Vargas revealed in the preview.
The coach will be alone and will have to give himself ways to lead the team and do the different variants, a difficult task, but one that he hopes to overcome.
“Personally, I have to give myself ways to be focused and not make mistakes in the changes and in different situations and to be attentive to the lack of an assistant. It is an immense responsibility, we hope to be in accordance with the circumstances to move the team forward », said the young strategist.
At the head, the Ecuadorian team will now have two reinforcements, Luis Reasco and Aarón Capurro (both at the New Mexico Military Institute-United States), players who add height and better physical value to a team that was completely outmatched in Tarija.
The winner of the series will qualify for group B of the pre-qualifying tournament and will be framed with the teams of Chile, Nicaragua and Paraguay, to play a home run between July 13, 14 and 15, on the long road to the next FIBA World Cup 2023.
