After the loss in their debut against the Bahamas, Argentina quickly turned the page and tonight defeated Cuba 109-66 in La Banda. With this result, the albiceleste closes the group in second place and will have to play the semifinal on Saturday in Santiago against Chile, who surprised their area by winning it with a record of three wins in as many appearances.
The figure of Facundo Campazzo once again stood out in the albiceleste team, leading with 14 points and 8 assists. In turn, the eternal Carlos Delfino stood out with 14 and 3 rebounds, while from the bench an accurate Lucio Redivo, who shot almost everything from long distance, added 20 points with 6/11 from three. Also from the bench, Juan Fernández contributed 15 units and 5 boards.
Argentina’s game gravitated to the three-point shot (19/38). Against a defense well planted in the paint of the Cubans, in addition to an impressive stature of the visiting team, Prigioni’s men took advantage of the good effectiveness from behind the 6.75-meter line and turned it into their greatest weapon to make the difference mainly in the third quarter (32-14).
In defense, the outlook looked somewhat better than last night against the Bahamas, with a more compact and better coordinated block, especially in the second half. Campazzo was the “thief” of the team with three steals, while Juan Fernández was in charge of putting the cover on the rival definers, also with three in that individual section.
What follows in the tournament for Argentina will be the semifinal game against Chile, winner of the other zone. The match between both teams will be on Saturday at 9:10 p.m. A while before, from 6:10 p.m. and also at the Ciudad de Santiago stadium, Bahamas will go for their ticket to the final against Uruguay.
2023-08-18 03:03:43
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