Argentina Advances to Final of FIBA America Olympic Pre-Qualifier

Argentina fulfilled another step in the task and advanced to the final of the FIBA ​​America Olympic Pre-qualifier, which is played in Santiago del Estero. The team led by Pablo Prigioni from Cordoba defeated Chile in the semifinals and will seek the title to reach the Pre-Olympics next year, qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Albiceleste victory was 87-79 and this Sunday, from 9:10 p.m., will play the final against the winner of the match played later by Bahamas and Uruguay.

Gabriel Deck from Santiago was the scorer of the match with 24 points; “Tortu” also contributed five rebounds. Facundo Campazzo from Cordoba signed a list with 19 goals and 12 assists. During the visit, Nicolás Carvacho contributed 23.

The cast led by Pablo Prigioni from Cordoba put this initial quintet on the field: Facundo Campazzo, Luca Vildoza, Carlos Delfino, Nicolás Brussino and Francisco Cáffaro.

The Argentine team closed the first quarter up by five points (20-25), with Francisco Caffaro and Carlos Delfino as top scorers, with 8 and 7 points respectively.

In the second quarter, the game continued to be marked by the closeness of the actions, with Argentina going through periods of lack of concentration and Chile pressing until they were one down. But, Facundo Campazzo from Cordoba put the team on his shoulder and Argentina made an 8 difference. The chapter closed 46-40 in favor of the albiceleste and Gabriel Deck was the one with the highest goalscoring, with 12. In addition, Campazzo contributed 10 and Delfino, 9.

The third chapter was that of the Argentine takeoff. The team improved in all its aspects, especially defensively, and was able to close the gap. He was up 19, but closed the quarter with a difference of 12 (68-56). Campazzo and Deck with 15 and Caffaro with 14, the scorers for the team led by Pablo Prigioni from Cordoba.

It was hard for Argentina to close the game, but they were able to maintain the distance achieved in the previous chapter and despite losing the partial 23-19, they won the game 87-79 and the pass to the final of the contest.

The national team came to this decisive game as second in Group A, with a win and a loss, while the Chileans had won Group B undefeated, with three wins.

The other semifinal will be cheered by the Bahamas, who with their three NBAs, won Group A with two victories, and Uruguay, who finished second in Group B with one win and two falls. Bahamians and Uruguayans will close the semifinals, this Saturday at 9:10 p.m.

The results and matches of the Prequalifier

Monday 8/14

Virgin Islands 61-Chile 62 Group B

Uruguay 80-65 Colombia Group B

Bahamas 109-Cuba 68 Group A

Mars 8/15

Colombia 97-Virgin Islands 74 Group B

Chile 78-Uruguay 70 Group B

Wednesday 8/16

Argentina 89 – Bahamas 101 Group A

Thursday 8/17

Chile 77 – Colombia 65 Group B

Uruguay 65 – Virgin Islands 69 Group B

Argentina 109 – Cuba 66 Group A

2023-08-19 23:17:24
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