The Argentine Under 16 men’s basketball team qualified this Saturday for the World Cup final of the category (U16), after defeating his counterpart from the Dominican Republic, 76 to 74, in the city of Xalapa, Mexico.
The team led by the Leonardo Gutiérrez-Mariano Marcos pairing maintained its undefeated condition after five games. The Albiceleste cast has already reached the first goal of obtaining a qualifying place for the World Cup Spain 2022.
The progression of the Argentine success was as follows: 20-22, 43-37, 56-54 and 76-74
The Buenos Aires guard Lucas Giovanetti (Estudiantes de Madrid, Spain) became one of the main figures of the winning quintet, with a balance of 24 points (5-7 in doubles, 4-8 in triples, 2-2 in free), 3 rebounds and 3 blocks in almost 31 minutes.
Meanwhile, the entrerriano escort Juan Ignacio Respaud, a native of Concepción del Uruguay, collaborated with 18 units, 5 rebounds and 3 recoveries in 26m., According to the site of ‘Consubasquet’.
For his part, Mar del Plata pivot forward Tiziano Prome (Bahía Basket) not only scored the decisive double with 28 seconds remaining (he finished with a balance of 14 points and 7 rebounds) but also captured the final recovery, when the cast Dominican tried to penetrate under the basket, with 5s. 0/10 on the clock.
In the Dominican Republic, Rodrigo Aybar stood out, responsible for 26 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and an assist.
Argentina will animate the final for the title with the winner of the second semifinal that the selected United States and Canada cheered on at the last minute.
From fifth to eighth place, meanwhile, Mexico beat Puerto Rico 82-78, while Brazil did the same with Chile, but by a comfortable 73-41.
Thus, Brazil and Mexico will meet tomorrow for fifth place, while Puerto Rico and Chile will do so for seventh.
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