With an intractable Campazzo, Argentina scored a triumph against Venezuela

The Luis Ramos Sports Center in Anzoátegui is considered a “cauldron”. A stadium in which the local public makes itself felt at all times and in which it tries to influence the development of the match. Nevertheless, the Argentine National Team he was in charge of leaving all those present speechless, since he beat Venezuela by 69 to 66in the fifth match of group A of the American Qualifiers heading to the World Cup in Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia in 2023.

During the first three quarters, the team of Nestor Che Garcia he failed to find regularity in the offensive game and he did not stand up in defense either. With many losses in the opposite field (only five in the first quarter), suffered a partial of 13-0 in the first 10 minutes game and, thus, had to run from behind throughout the game. And although he had managed to reduce that initial disadvantage with a 10-0 reply, the product of a defensive adjustment, a Francisco Cáffaro cap and two triples in a row, one by Nicolás Romano and another by Facundo Campazzo Regarding the buzzer, the reality is that Venezuela dominated almost the entire match according to what they had planned.

In fact, this promising passage for Argentina was short-lived: the losses in attack arose (Bolmaro and Brussino, who cost him the position of 4, were quite inaccurate from the perimeter and with the handling of the ball), the team arrived late in repeated occasions to avoid the rival outside shot and, in addition, the captain was running out of companions to generate offensive actions.

Despite that, Che García made two key changes: arranged the income of Patricio Garino and Juan Pablo Vaulet, two pieces that became important in both hoops. And they were the laderos that the base of Denver needed for now. It is that Vaulet became a rock in defense and Pato hit two triples in a row. And in the last quarter, in which Argentina had arrived with a 10-point deficit, the national team nailed a 17-0 run, wiped out their rival and then managed the difference to stay with a real triumph.

Undoubtedly, the point guard, who returned to the National Team after the Tokyo Games, was the figure of the national team with 29 points (5-9 in triples, 1-5 in doubles, 12-13 in free throws), three assists and four rebounds, in the 36 minutes he was on the floor.

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The national team will travel to Panama, where on Sunday at 7:10 p.m. they will face the Central American team, to close the first phase. They already played against each other in February, with an Argentine victory in Obras.