The Argentine basketball team ended with a narrow defeat against Belgium by 85-84, a four-game tour of Europe, as part of the preparation for the continental Olympic Pre-qualifier, which will take place in Santiago del Estero, starting on Monday 14 of this month. In the Czech city of Brno, the team led by Pablo Prigioni suffered their first setback, after two wins over Catalonia 94-88, Venezuela 66-65 and the Czech Republic 101-87.
Facundo Campazzo, who recently returned to Real Madrid, established himself as the main scorer for the Albiceleste quintet, with a mark of 23 points (2-4 in doubles, 4-6 in triples, 7-8 in free throws), 4 assists , 3 rebounds and 2 recoveries with 27 minutes on the field. Meanwhile, point guard Emmanuel Lecomte, from Buducnost of Montenegro, was a key player in the Belgian success, contributing 27 points (6-12 in doubles, 3-4 in triples, 6-6 in free), 8 goal passes and 4 rebounds in 26 minutes.
The Argentine team will return to the country this Monday and immediately continue the preparation in the capital of Santiago, to wait for the start of the contest. The last friendly will be played against Cuba on Thursday 17, at 10:10 p.m., at the Vicente Rosales stadium, in the neighboring town of La Banda, and the debut will be on Monday 14 against Panama, starting at 10:10 p.m. at the Quimsa stadium.
2023-08-06 03:01:00
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