Surprise: Argentina team lost to Dominican Republic and were left without a ticket to the Basketball World Cup

The Argentinian basketball team, vice-champions of the last World Cup in 2019, lost 79-75 against the Dominican Republic and found themselves without a place for the world which will take place between August and September at Japan, Indonesia there Philippines. It will be the first absence of the Albiceleste team since the 1982 edition.

Not even with the surprise arrival of Gabriel Bridge there Nicolas Laprovittolawho left Barcelona and Real Madrid a few hours after playing so as not to miss Mar del Plata, nor the brilliance of I do Campazzo, who broke everything on Thursday against Canada and was the engine of the Argentine triumph. Nothing was enough for the champion of Americaup, who qualified with the victory and came to enjoy 17 units. But the hoop was closed in the last quarter and there the cast led by Che García (who was fired by the Albiceleste in the qualifying round itself and moved banks) released their physical game and explosive to reverse the score and leave with nothing to the selected one guided by Pablo Prigioni.

With a third quarter in which the team sank and found efficiency from long range, Argentina took maximum advantage and seemed to have solved the game. But he lost several balls, the Dominican Republic showed rigor in defense and came closer to ten, even brushing the 7 in a burst, very easily and with an intractable Jean Montero. Almost a warning of what was to come.

And in the last period, the worst happened. The Central Americans won 25-11, the Argentinian team was erratic even in free practice and the other results did not wink at them either.

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