This situation was unthinkable when the road to the World Cup in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines began, which will be played from August 25 to September 10, 2023. But it happened. The presence of the Argentine basketball team, current champions of America, is in danger. And to avoid it, the stars arrive in the village to play the last game. Like Gabriel Deck, Nicola Laprovittola confirmed his presence for the last duel. Another coming from Europe to close the ranking. Sense of belonging to the max.
The shooting guard was in Barcelona’s last game, which was this Friday for the Euroleague. His team beat Monaco 80 to 70. The Morón-born man played 17 minutes and contributed five points, three assists and three rebounds. After the match, Lapro left Paris for Argentina to join the team. The 33-year-old player hasn’t worn the national team since the AmeriCup.
WHAT DOES ARGENTINA NEED TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP?
Due to its history and the quality of its individuality, Argentina is considered one of the strongest on the continent. However, qualifying turned out to be more twisty than expected. And, in this sense, only after the victory against Canada 83 to 72 in Mar del Plataon the penultimate date of group E, the team began to breathe easier, as they were one step away from the big goal: to get one of the seven tickets for the World Cup.
On Sunday, on the same stage, although at 21:10 (TyC Sports and DirecTV Sports), those led by Pablo Prigioni will receive the Dominican Republic in a more than special duel. It is that not only will a place (or, perhaps, two) at the World Cup be at stake, but it will also be the return of Che García to his homeland. In that same venue, in fact, the last match conducted in the national team took place and it was on 30 August. Subsequently, they fired him from his position and he continued to lead the Caribbean. In short, Argentina will look for a victory that will allow them not to depend on anyone and to be able to celebrate with serenity. Also, a success could position them as the second best team in their area.
In the event of a defeat against the Dominican Republic, the national team would be fourth in the group and, therefore, will have to listen to what is happening on the rest of the pitches at the same time (all matches will be played at the same time). dream of entering as the best room. AS, we will have to see what happens with Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico. If the three teams get a win (Puerto Rico plays Colombia, Mexico plays Uruguay, and Brazil plays the United States), Argentina should start to see the difference in points. For now, the national team has a positive advantage of 83 units, while Puerto Rico is at +10, Mexico at +39 and Brazil at +168.
WHO IS ALREADY CLASSIFIED?
Of the seven places available (the first three in each group plus the best fourth), there are already two filled Canada and the United States. Indeed, the Canadians had already qualified early, having been unbeaten until the defeat against Argentina. That is why they came to the country without the NBA, which had already promised to play in the World Cup.
CAMPAZZO’S WORD
“We wanted to win against Canada. It would have been difficult. We wanted to win, we played a solid game, maybe we were a little anxious at the beginning, in the end they arrived, but we were prepared and we had many players with double-digit points. We have to get ready for Sunday against the Dominican Republic. It just depends on us. You have to win on Sunday to get back to the World Cup. I think we’ll do better, we need to rest and think about that game,” said the point guard from Cordovan, who was the figure of the national team with 13 points and 11 assists.
Source: Clarin
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