The technical director of the Cuban basketball team, Eduardo Moya, announced the list of 12 players and three reserves that will compete today against Mexico, and on the 27th against Puerto Rico, in the World Cup window at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum in Havana.
The list is led by power forward Jasiel Rivero and shooting guard Karel Guzmán, accompanied by interiors Yoel Cubilla, Pedro Bombino, and perimeter players Yoanki Mencía, Yorman Polas, Osmel Oliva, Marcos Chacón, Pedro Roque, Neslier Abreu, Sigfredo Casero Jr. and Raúl de la Cruz, with Amaury Bueno, Sergio Machado and Neysser Coutín as reserves.
Moya unveiled the starting lineup against the Aztecs, with Oliva as point guard, Guzmán as escort, Polas as forward, Mencía as power forward and Rivero as center, with constant rotations in the organizer position and in which Mencía will be key to opening the field. and both Bombino and Cubilla will have to give quality minutes when Rivero goes to the bench.
«The coaches and teammates have helped us, those of us who arrived new, to integrate into the team. We want to contribute to Cuban basketball to have a winning dynamic”, declared Casero, one of those who works in Spain and reinserted himself in the discipline of the national team.
Mexico leads qualifying group d with two wins, followed by Puerto Rico and the United States, both with a 1-1 record, and closes Cuba with two losses, a situation that they will seek to reverse at home with the support of the fans that will fill the capital’s Coliseum. .
