The Argentine women’s basketball team began yesterday the South American in the city of Villa Mercedes, province of San Luis, facing their pair from Venezuela. The meeting began at 8:30 p.m. at the Arena La Pedrera. Previously, through the same zone A, the teams from Paraguay and Ecuador faced each other.
As part of this South American in San Luis, Argentina will be part of Group A, an area that will take place at the Arena La Pedrera in Villa Mercedes. There he will compete against Venezuela (Monday, August 1), Ecuador (Tuesday, August 2) and Paraguay (Wednesday, August 3), seeking to get among the two best in the group to achieve the first objective: qualification for the Americup 2023 (there are four tickets at stake and the first two of each zone will get them).
In the continuity of the action in San Luis, on Thursday there will be a day off and rest, to resume the action on Friday with the semifinals and a final day on Saturday with the definition for the title.
The albiceleste cast, led by DT Gregorio Martínez, won the last continental contest, played in Tunja (Colombia) 2018. In the definition, the Argentine team defeated their pair from Brazil, 65-64.
The 12 players chosen by the technical director are point guards Melisa Gretter (Students from Madrid, Spain), Luciana Delabarba (Lanús) and Camila Suárez (Obras Sanitarias); the escorts Milagros Maza (Sant Josep, Spain) and Agustina García (Félix Pérez, Paraguay).
The bows Andrea Boquete (University Ferrol, Spain), Julieta Mungo (University Ferrol, Spain) and Candela Gentinetta (Berazategui). Winger pivots Agostina Burani (Araski, Spain) and Victoria Llorente (Zamarat, Spain) plus insiders Diana Cabrera (Ardoi, Spain) and Celia Fiorotto (Picken Claret, Spain).
In group B, to be played at the Ave Fénix stadium, in the town of Juana Koslay, near the provincial capital, the two matches of the opening day were played with the Chile-Uruguay and Brazil-Colombia crosses.
