Venezuela expires Argentina and revives hope of playing the FIBA ​​Americanup 2025

The Venezuelan’s basketball team won this Thursday 67-64 to its similar Argentina in a meeting that fed the hopes of the ‘Vinotinto de las heights’ to classify the Copa América 2025 (Americanup), which will be played from 23 to the 23 August 31 in Nicaragua.

The Joaquín «Dad» Carillo Sports Complex, in the city of Caracas, was the scene of a close match of Group A, the first of the third window of the qualifying tournament of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which Venezuelans arrived as last of the classification against an albiceleste that heads the table.

With the result of this Thursday, the premises were seconds in the classification, with seven points, one less than the Argentines and above Colombia and Chile, matched with six units each.

Thus the Vinotinto – which on Sunday will face Chile – see the chances of keeping one of the three quotas for the coming August competition in Managua.

The three best of groups A, B and D, as well as the first two of Group C and Nicaragua – the host country – will participate in the Americanup, which has been disputed since 1980 and faces the selected ones from South America, Central America and North America.

On this day, the set that guides the Venezuelan Ronald Guillén won with partials 16-16; 33-36 and 50-49.

Through the premises, Yohanner Sifontes highlighted, with 16 points, escorted by David Cubillán, who registered 15 units.

The biggest scorer for Argentina was Nicolás Brussino, with 12 integers, followed by Juan Fernández and Marcos Delia, who shared honors with 10 points.

Annotations:

VENEZUELA 67: Fabrizio Puggti 0, Gregory Vargas 6, Jhornan Zamora 4, David Cubillán 15, José Ascanio 9, Miguel Ruiz 1, Windi Graterol 2, Anyelo Cisneros 7, Yohanner Sifontes 16, José Materan 1, Enrique Medina 6. Technic Guillén

Argentina 64: Lee Aaliya 0, Juan Marcos 4, Facundo Campazzo 7, Nicolás Brussino 12, José Vildoza 5, Marcos Delia 10, Gonzalo Corbalán 7, Juan Fernández 10, Juampi Vaulet 5, Bautista Placeini 2, Patricio Garino 2. Technician: Nicolás Casalánguida.

EFE