The Argentine basketball team beat Cuba: I relived the best

Pablo Prigioni’s team won their second appearance in Santiago del Estero and will face Chile in the semifinals.

After the debut loss against the Bahamas, Argentina he quickly turned the page and tonight he lost to La Banda in Cuba by 109 to 66. In this result, the albiceleste closing the group in second place and have to play in the semifinal on Saturday in Santiago against chilliwho surprised his area by winning it with a record three wins in the same number of presentations.

the figure of Facundo Campazzo he again stood out in the albiceleste team, commanding 14 points and 8 assists. At the same time, he highlighted the eternal Carlos Delfino with 14 and 3 rebounds, while from the bench is an accurate Lucio Redivo, who shot almost everything from long distance, added 20 points with 6/11 from three. Also from the bank Juan Fernandez contributed 15 units and 5 boards.

The game of Argentina is inclined to three point shot (19/38). Against a defense well planted in the paint by the Cubans, in addition to an impressive stature of the visiting team, Prigioni’s men took advantage of the great effectiveness from behind the 6.75-meter line and made it their best weapon to make a difference in the primary. in the third quarter (32-14).

Defensively, the outlook is slightly better than last night against the Bahamas, with a more compact and better coordinated block, especially in the second half. Campazzo was the team’s “stealer” with three steals, while Juan Fernández was in charge of covering rival definers, also with three in that individual section.

Next up in the tournament for Argentina is the semifinal game against Chile, winner of the other zone. The match between the two teams is the Saturday at 9:10 pm. Shortly before, from 6:10 pm and also at the Ciudad de Santiago stadium, the Bahamas will go for their ticket to the final against Uruguay.