Recife, Brazil.- The Mexican basketball team will play the quarter-finals of the American Cup against Canada, this Thursday at 9:10 a.m. (central time), 11:10 a.m. local time.
Mexico finished the group stage in second best place with two wins (USA and Panama) and one loss (Venezuela), which put the team led by Omar Quintero only below the USA in the group C. results of Tuesday’s matches.
The national team waited for the official announcement from FIBA to meet their rival in the quarter-finals between Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Canada, the latter will end up being the one who, due to their position in group A, will face the Mexican team.
Omar Quintero decided to rest the players on Tuesday to recover from the days they spent since concentrating in Chihuahua for the fourth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 where they faced Colombia.
To then make a trip of almost 36 hours to Jaraguá Do Sul where they played against Brazil and finally move to Recife where they played three group stage matches.
This Wednesday they joined training at the Geraldao Arena where they did stretching, a shooting session and the technical staff adjusted the last details on the tactical issue. According to the medical report, all players are in perfect physical condition to face the Canadians.
In recent years, Mexico, 24th in the world, and Canada, 18th in the world, have met on the field several times, constituting the positive balance sheet for the Maple Leaf as a whole.
The last meeting they had was during the 2015 pre-Olympics which took place at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, where they played for the bronze medal and the Mexican team lost 87-86.
At the 2011 Pan American Games, the national team won 79-65 against the Canadians; on this occasion, coach Omar Quintero represented Mexico as a player.
The Mexican senior men’s basketball team benefits from the logistical and financial support of businessman and CEO of Xoy Capital, Carlos Lazo Reyes, in collaboration with ADEMEBA and the national teams project.
The match between Mexico and Canada can be seen via FOX Sports and on the Courtside 1891 website.
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