The training of Argentina in the match against Canada. Photo: CAB Press.
The Argentine basketball team he wants to recover this Monday and find a new triumph that brings him closer World Cup 2023 when facing Bahamasin Mar del Platafor the second date of the fourth qualification window of the FIBA Americas Qualifiers.
The match will start at 21:40 at the Islas Malvinas sports center in the seaside resort, which will be packed with over 9,000 people, and will be televised on the TyC Sports signal.
The Argentine coach Nestor ‘Che’ Garciaawaits the physical evolution of the striker from Mar del Plata Patrizio Garino (Girona Basket, Spain) and the prisoner from Buenos Aires Marco Delia (BC Lupi, Lithuania).
But in addition, Argentina must show better benefits in the so-called ‘second unit’ components, such as Nicola Brussino (Gran Canaria, Spain), Giovanni Paolo Valet (Baxi Manresa, Spain) o Giuseppe Vildoza (Flamengo, Brazil), who did not perform as expected in Victoria last Thursday.
Opposite will be the Bahamas, who fell at home from Venezuela to the Argentine coach Fernando Duró (formerly of Comodoro Rivadavia’s Gymnastics) for 86-81.
The other Group E matches scheduled for today will be Venezuela-Dominican Republic (at the Bolivarian Dome in Barquisimeto, at 19:10 Argentina time) and Panama-Canada (at Roberto Durán in Panama City, at 21:10).
Meanwhile, the second day of the fourth qualifying window for zone F will have these commitments: Brazil-Mexico (at Jaraguá do Sul Arena, 19:30); Uruguay-Puerto Rico (at the Antel Arena in Montevideo, 20.10) and Colombia-United States (at the Elías Chegwin Coliseum in Barranquilla, 21.40).
After Monday’s game, Argentina will prepare for the next double date in November where they will tour Central America to visit the Dominican Republic (Thursday 10th) and the Bahamas (Monday 13th).
The latest instance will arrive in February next year with local matches against Canada (Friday 24th) and the Dominican Republic (Monday 27th).
The three best selected from group E will directly access the 2023 World Cup, as well as the three from group F (United States, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Uruguay and Colombia). The seventh and last place on the continent will be for the best fourth between the two areas.
With information from Telam.
Source: Clarin