U19 team: news at the beginning of the last concentration

This Monday, at the Cenard, the final stage of preparation for the World Cup began. There were tests and medical talk. The final 12 will be announced on the 23rd, after the last swab. Mateo Díaz will join in Latvia.

This Monday began the third and last part of the preparation for the U19 men’s team for the World Cup in the category, scheduled to be played from July 3 to 11 in Riga, Latvia. The squad will remain at Cenard until the 26th, when they will leave for Europe to finish the preparation with two friendlies.

In the morning, swabs were performed on all the members of the delegation and it was determined that the training will only begin on Tuesday, when the results of the Covid-19 tests are known. For the time being, they all stayed at the Cenard hotel, in individual rooms, and in the afternoon they had a virtual teleconference with members of the CAB medical department to review the protocols and sanitary measures for this stage of training and the subsequent trip to Latvia.

There were two casualties in this reunion, one temporary and the other permanent. Daniel Farabello, head coach, is fulfilling his days of isolation because he is close contact of a positive case and will join the group, when his situation is defined. This Monday it was tested and the results are awaited. Meanwhile, the main assistant, Juan Manuel Gattone, has been in charge. On the other hand, Mariano Junco, technical assistant of the team, announced that for personal reasons he will not be able to be part of the delegation that travels to Latvia, so his place will be taken by coach Federico Renzetti.

To avoid setbacks, the coaching staff will announce the final 12 after the last swab, which will take place on the 23rd. Due to deadlines, Mateo Díaz, who is in Spain contesting the final for promotion to the Endesa League, will join the campus directly in Latvia. In the World Cup event, Argentina will debut on Saturday 3, at 08:30, our country time, against Spain. The next day he will face Korea from 5.30, will have a rest day on Monday and will close the regular phase on Tuesday at 8.30 against France.

LIST – NATIONAL PRESELECTION U19
Alejo Azpilicueta
Class: 2002
Team: Bahía Basket

Nicolas Burgos
Class: 2003
Team: Boca Juniors

Juan Cruz Conte Grand
Class: 2002
Team: Boca Juniors

Federico Copes
Class: 2002
Team: Platense

Gonzalo corbalan
Class: 2002
Team: Lubbock University (USA)

Mateo Diaz
Class: 2002
Team: CB Breogán (ESP)

Jeremiah Diotto
Class: 2002
Team: San Isidro de San Francisco

Juan Francisco Fernandez
Class: 2002
Team: Fuenlabrada (ESP)

Alejo Maggi
Class: 2002
Team: Ferro Carril Oeste

Franco Mendez
Class: 2002
Team: San Martín de Corrientes

Silvano Merlo
Class: 2002
Team: CB Ciudad de Ponferrada (ESP)

Bautista Ott Cywarlie
Class: 2002
Team: Ameghino de Villa María

Mateo Perez
Class: 2002
Team: Freedom of Sunchales

Manuel Rodriguez Ortega
Class: 2002
Team: Boca Jrs

Pedro Rossi
Class: 2002
Team: DME Academy (USA)

Augusto Roveres
Class: 2003
Team: Real Betis (ESP)

Lucas Sigismonti
Class: 2003
Team: Baskonia (ESP)

Facundo Tolosa
Class: 2002
Team: Bahía Basket

DT: Daniel Farabello
AT: Juan Manuel Gattone
AT: Federico Renzetti
PF: Matías Suhurt