The Gladiators go for the gold and the ticket to Paris. / Photo: X@CAHandball.
The Argentine men’s handball team won this Friday against local Chile 33-26 and qualified for the final of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, where they will face Brazil for gold and a ticket to Paris 2024.
The team led by coach Guillermo Milano dominated the match and the result midway through the first half, when they took a three-goal lead that the home team was never able to reduce.
The top scorers of the national team were the 37-year-old right back from Buenos Aires Federico Pizarro, with 8 goals, followed by the also full back Diego Simonet, 33, who accumulated 7 goals.
In addition, Argentina suffered the expulsion of left winger Ignacio Pizarro and center Gastón Mouriño, a situation that the locals did not take advantage of.
Today we reissue what is already a decisive duel against Chile ????????. 4 years ago for the gold ???? and a ticket to the Olympic Games, today it will be to maintain the illusion of repeating it ????. pic.twitter.com/15292lgw2P
— Sel. Argentina Handball ???????? (@CAHandball) November 3, 2023
This way, “The Gladiators” will seek to repeat the gold obtained in Lima 2019, when they face the “Carioca” teamwho beat the United States 40-27 in the other semifinal, this Saturday from 7:30 p.m. at the Viña del Mar Sports Gym.
In other matches played this Friday for fifth place, Uruguay defeated the Dominican Republic by 33-29 and Cuba did the same with Mexico by 25-22.
Both winners will define that position this Saturday starting at 12:30, while the losers will seek seventh place in the initial duel, at 10.
For their part, Chile and the United States will play for bronze starting at 5 p.m.
2023-11-04 10:49:00
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