The Uruguayan basketball team continues its preparation for the next window of the Qualifier

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The Uruguayan basketball team continues with the intact dream of classifying the World Cup 2023 to be played in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. Ruben Magnano’s team began this Friday with practices at the Training Center of the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (CEFUBB) with an eye on the games against Brazil Y Chili, on Thursday June 30 and Sunday July 3, respectively. Both will start at 8:40 p.m.

In the run-up to these commitments, they will play preparation friendlies in Argentina on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June. Meanwhile, the duels for the Qualifier will be played at the Antel Arena, so from Monday the 27th they will practice in that venue for the next FIBA ​​window.

So far, La Celeste has accumulated three wins and one loss. In the first window, he crossed paths with Colombia twice in Buenos Aires and managed to celebrate. Then, in the second they fell to Brazil and then they won against Chile. Now they will be able to have their revenge at home and a victory would be vital for the goal of getting into the top three of group B.

Those who manage to qualify for the next phase will meet the winners of group D, made up of the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba.

The list of 16 appointed by Magnano to represent the national team in these crosses is made up of the following players: Luciano Parodi (Oliver Würzburg from Germany), Jayson Granger (who said goodbye to Baskonia), Agustín Ubal (Barcelona, ​​Spain), Bruno Fitipaldo (Lenovo Tenerife), Joaquín Rodríguez (Sanitary Works of Argentina), Santiago Vescovi (University of Tennessee, USA), Martín Rojas (Biguá), Diego Pena (Biguá), Emiliano Serres (Sanitary Works), Gonzalo Iglesias (Trouville), Juan Ignacio Ducasse (Hispanic American from Argentina), Sebastián Ottonello (Defensor Sporting), Theo Metzger (Ferro from Argentina), Mauricio Arregui (Goes), Esteban Batista (Hebraica Macabi) and Kiril Wachsmann (Malvín).

The goal is to add

Points earned during this phase of the Qualifier are valuable because they carry over to the next instance.

How much is admission

Tickets for both games are on sale now and prices range from $600 to $2,000. Doors will open from 6:30 p.m.