The Argentinian basketball team won Canada’s undefeated record, which beaten by 83 to 72in the Islas Malvinas sports center, in Mar del Plata, through the last window of the Qualifying for the World Cup in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines 2023. Despite this, they still haven’t qualified for this ecumenical event, so they will have to fight on Sunday Dominican Republicin the same scenario as today, to achieve this objective.

To go directly to the World Cup tonight via group E, the team led by Paul Prigioni It was not only necessary to beat the Canadians, who were already classified and that is why they came to Mar del Plata without their NBA players, but also that Puerto Rico or Mexico lose in their respective engagements as visitors in Brazil and in Colombia.

But there were no cases, even though the Central Americans were the closest to succumbing, after a great game they ended up beating the Brazilians by 92 to 90, while the Mexicans overtook the Colombians by nearly 60 points: 113 to 54.

Given this scenario, Argentina now have eight wins against three losses, as does the Dominican Republic, who comfortably won tonight as visitors to Panama by 93-67.

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 tonight.

The Argentine team consolidated its victory from the second quarter, since the first ended up losing by 18 to 17. The first 9 points of the Albiceleste team were the work of their greatest figure, the Cordovan leader. Facundo Campazzowho on his return to Mar del Plata, where he is Peñarol’s idol, displayed his entire repertoire of conversions, leaks and assists.

And precisely by his hand, the current Red Star player, from Belgrade, began to build victory in the second round of the match, which the Argentines ended up winning 40-31, registering a 23-13 run.

Of course, the development corresponded again with the start of the second half, which would end in a tight partial in favor of the locals by 21-19, which would slightly increase the difference for a close of the third quarter with the Argentina in the lead by 61. to 50.

But despite the fact that the difference was not that big, there was already a consummate sense of victory for the fans who filled Malvinas Argentinas at the start of the last quarter, in which they reddened their palms again to cheer. a Campazzo who established himself as the figure of the night with a double-double, converting 13 points and delivering 10 assists. The other goalscorer with the same amount was Nicholas Brussino.

“The attitude of coming back and being here. I think we earned it for the desire. We still have one game left and we deserve it,” he said. Carlos Delfino in chat with TyC Sports. The 40-year-old man from Santa Fe continues to shine.

“Today we are a bigger team than them. We held up pretty well. In the first half to make the difference and in the second to strike at the right time. In the others defend the result. There is one game left to finish the job,” added the bodyguard, a survivor of the golden generation.

Campazzo, for his part, maintained: “That was what we were looking for, the victory. It was a solid game, maybe we were a bit anxious at the start. They were going to come at the end, but we were logical”. Regarding the definition that will come on Sunday, the leader said: “It depends on us and the victory, we are in the World Cup. More motivation than that doesn’t exist”.

Facu sealed a form of 13 points and 11 assistsBrussino finished with 13 unitsDelfino hit with 12 points and 5 reboundswhile Garino and Delia recorded 10 dotsin addition to 7 rebounds for the pivot.

In this way, all roads to the World Cup must now lead to what will happen next Sunday, at 9:10 p.m., always at the Mar del Plata Sports Center, against the Dominican Republic, with the inexcusable need to win a new victoire. so as not to depend on any external result.

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With information from Telam.