The Argentine basketball team took the undefeated record from Canada, which they defeated 83-72at the Islas Malvinas Sports Center, in Mar del Plata, for the last window of the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers for Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines, but has not yet secured qualification.
To get the ticket you must beat the Dominican Republic on Sunday, once more in Mar del Plata. The team led by Pablo Prigioni needed to not only beat the Canadians, who were already classified and that’s why they came to Mar del Plata without their NBA players, but also that Puerto Rico or Mexico lose in their respective commitments as visitors from Brazil and Colombia.
But there was no case, although the Central Americans were the ones that were closest to falling, but following a great game they finished imposing the Brazilians by 92 to 90while the Mexicans overwhelmed the Colombians by almost 60 points: 113 to 54.
Given this scenario, now Argentina has eight victories once morest three losses, the same as the Dominican Republic, which tonight comfortably prevailed as a visitor to Panama by 93 to 67.
ARGENTINA DEFEATED CANADA IN BASKETBALL! ????????????
The National Team beat Canada 83-72 in an important duel to qualify for the World Cup in Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia. Those led by Prigioni will face the Dominican Republic on Sunday, to seal their ticket. pic.twitter.com/vPFpDtKX83
— TyC Sports (@TyCSports) February 24, 2023
The first three in each zone, plus the best fourth, qualify for the World Cup. Canada holds a record of 10 wins and one loss, which Argentina gave them just tonight.
the national set consolidated his victory from the second quarter, since the first one ended up losing by 18 to 17. The first 9 points of the albiceleste team were the work of their maximum figure, the Cordovan point guard Facundo Campazzowho on his return to Mar del Plata, where he is an idol of Peñarol, displayed his entire repertoire of conversions, errands and assists.
MAGIC is written ????
It is pronounced CAMPAZZO ???? pic.twitter.com/YpmEZXt9Hw— TeamFacu (@TeamFacu7) February 24, 2023
And precisely by his hand, the player of Red Star, from Belgrade, began to build the victory in the second set of the match, which the Argentines ended up taking for 40 to 31, by registering a partial 23 to 13.
Of course, the development was matched once more with the start of the second half, which would end with a tight partial in favor of the locals by 21-19, which would slightly increase the difference for a closing of the third quarter with Argentina up by 61 to 50.
“Whoever is, at the moment they are, they are going to leave everything. Here there are no egos, there is nothing, here we always think at a collective level.”
✍️ @facucampazzo pic.twitter.com/6Spk7fqyT9
— TeamFacu (@TeamFacu7) February 24, 2023
But despite the fact that the difference was not that wide, there was already a feeling of consummated victory for the fans who filled Malvinas Argentinas at the start of the last quarter, in which they turned their palms red to applaud a Campazzo, who established himself as the figure of the night with a double-double, converting 13 points and delivering 11 assists. The other scorer with the same amount was Nicolás Brussino.
In this way, all the paths towards the World Cup must now move towards what will happen on next Sunday, at 21.10 once more at the Mar del Plata Sports Center, in front of Dominican Republicwith the inexcusable need to achieve a new victory so as not to depend on any external result.
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