Pan American Games: Argentina wins and is in the semifinals

The team suffered more than necessary, but managed to win a difficult match and be among the four best.

Another painful victory for the Argentine National Team, who needed extra time to defeat the Dominican Republic with a very tight 82 to 81. With a poor finish from Néstor García’s team, the light blue and white team got of first place in group A of these Pans. American games with a perfect 3-0 record. Now, wait for other results to know the semifinal rival.

At the start of the game Tayavek Gallizzi dominated the paint and the National Team took a 14-2 lead. The team’s best came with calm and slow offenses. As the minutes passed the difference only increased, reaching 18 units (24-6). Along with the rush came the reaction of the Dominican, who began to close the gap and got inside, alarming Leandro Ramella. After a challenge, Argentina settled down and went into the long break dominating 42 to 29.

Returning from the locker room we again saw the best of our country’s team who, when they moved the ball and calmly chose their shots, took advantage. They managed to get away with 18 in the first half of the third quarter, with a good percentage of perimeter shots. When the Dominican Republic struggled on defense, it disrupted the team, which dried up on offense. In the final minutes parity was there. Argentina didn’t score in the last offensive, and it all went to overtime.

The figures:

Javier Saiz is the leading scorer of the Argentina team. The man from Córdoba scored 19 points, with 8/9 shooting from the field and 5 rebounds. Martín Cuello, with some important closing interventions, completed his score with 12 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds. Franco Baralle completed the offensive trident with 10 goals and 6 assists.

How was the day:

Under the classification, Argentina will wait for the remaining results to know its opponent in the semifinals that will be played this Friday, in the afternoon. The remaining activities for Thursday are:

• Panama – Venezuela
• Brazil – Puerto Rico
• Chile – Mexico

Photo: CAB Press

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