Argentina will not play the Basketball World Cup

MADRID, 27 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Argentine basketball team will not play the next 2023 World Cup, which will be held in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia between August and September, after losing at home against the Dominican Republic (75-79) despite having their stars.

Undoubtedly, the fact that Argentina is not in the next World Cup is the 'news' of the moment, and more so seeing that in Mar del Plata the Albiceleste team had its best players, including the 'acb' Gabriel Deck and Nicolás Laprovittola.

Argentina had to win to get the ticket for the next World Cup but, instead, and in a game that they had dominated until the last set, they let it slip by being unable to stop the Real Betis point guard (on loan from Gran Canaria). Jean Montero, who finished with 22 points.

With this defeat against the Dominican Republic by Néstor García, former Argentine coach until last year and who won a great revenge against his country, Argentina finished fourth in Group E of the second qualifying round, behind Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Canada. , leader.

In the other Group F, the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Brazil qualified, fourth like Argentina but with better scoring baggage, a key factor to keep a ticket that the 'albiceleste' lost incomprehensibly.

Despite the 27 points from Real Madrid forward Gabriel Deck, or the 10 points from Nico Laprovittola and Facu Campazzo, despite having Leandro Bolmaro, Patricio Garino, Marcos Delia or Nicolás Brussino on the roster, Argentina let slip differences of more than 10 points.

With 1:41 remaining in the game, Deck put Argentina ahead (73-71), but Montero and Andrés Feliz (from Club Joventut Badalona) pulled the strings of the game and gave the Dominican Republic second place and the ticket for the World Cup, in which Argentina will not be.