Faced with a huge opportunity is the Albiceleste U19 in the World Cup in Latvia. To face Serbia from 15 o’clock looking to reach the semifinals of a youth tournament. It will not be easy at all against a cast that remains undefeated but that had certain complications throughout the championship to continue in the race.
Argentina comes from playing a game that generated an explosion in the people. Not just beating Turkey on the last ball, but by the way it was done. Gonzalo Corbaln’s incredible triple that remained on everyone’s retina for a long time that day and served directly to qualify for the quarterfinals.
The cast of Daniel Farabello has had several strengths in the tournament. A great defense with a lot of wear in games like Spain and not to mention Turkey. From that place I gained a lot of ground, I ran the court well and without abusing the outside shot (32% from the field with 18.8 shots per game) I concretized chances with different goals. Rebellious and character when necessary and always looking for different alternatives to attack.
It is difficult for him to score consistently, he has dangerous potholes as happened against France, but he has managed to recover from bad moments. Fernandez as leader, certainly fought with the rim at times but invaluable within the squad. Rodrguez as an all-terrain and extremely important, Corbaln as a welcome appearance plus a versatile cast, without pure interns (at times he feels) and the bases are still in debt.
Serbia arrives undefeated but with certain doubts. He barely beat Japan 89-86 after a battle throughout the game, where his star Nikola Jovic (28 pts) had to put out the fire. The 2.08 forward showed many resources in his game and is, without a doubt, the player to aim for in the game. It arrives with averages of 18.0 dpi, 7.5 rpi, 1.3 app and 41% in triples.
The performer Stefanovic (10.3 dpi, 4.5 rpi, 1.2 app) plus another very good versatile forward like Skonalj (12.0 dpi, 8.5 rpi, 2.0 app and 57% in triples). The three accumulate many minutes in the games, without a wide rotation with 83.0 ppi plus 38% in triples, two crucial factors within the tournament, and where Argentina must emphasize to have opportunities.
QUARTER FINALS
6:00 Canad vs Espaa
9:00 Lithuania vs France
12:00 Senegal vs United States
FROM 9 TO 16 PLACE
5:30 Puerto Rico vs Australia
8:30 Irn vs Mali
11:30 Latvia vs Korea
14:30 Japn vs Turqua
Jos Fiebig
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