Argentina wins and decides Americup Sunday against Brazil; video

The largest classic of Men's South American Basketball will be revived in the Americp final, this Sunday (31), at 21h10 (Brasília). And Brazilian team, which, with a spectacular turn, defeated the United States, 92 to 77, will decide against Argentina, who beat Canada by 83 to 73, on Saturday night (30).

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Three years ago, in the last final of the competition, the Hermanos took the best of Brazil, 75 to 73. In the direct confrontation, there are 25 Argentina wins in 42 matches against the green and yellow team.

On Saturday night, with 26 points and six assists, Argentine Jose Vildoza (video below), Boca Juniors athlete and last MVP of his country's league, was the basket of the second semifinal of the tournament in Nicaragua.

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After a balanced start, in which the Brazilian team could hold the opponents on the court, Brazil went to the interval losing 52 to 38, which increased even more at the beginning of the third quarter. Without giving up the game, the team was gradually building the reaction, sacramenting the victory in the last period, when Brazil scored 34 points against nine of the United States.

How was the game

The United States national team began imposing the pace of the game, with better offensive use, even opening six points ahead, but Brazil did not let the opponents distance a lot on the score, reducing the difference to a point in the first quarter. The teams arrived at 19 points, but the Americans won the partial 23-20.

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At the beginning of the second quarter, Brazil passed ahead on the scoreboard after a beautiful robbery of Alexey's ball, which managed to trigger Reynan to do 27 to 25. However, in the sequence, he wasted important offensive chances, and the Americans again led the game. With little resistance from the Brazilian defense, the United States opened 10 points, the biggest advantage of the game so far, making coach Aleksandar Petrovic asking for time.

The weather warmed at the end of the first half, when Galloway committed an anti -sport foul, but the Brazilian team could not take the moment to reduce the disadvantage on the scoreboard. The period ended with the Americans ahead for 52 to 38.

Back to the second half, the situation was complicated for Brazil and the US advantage was 20 points. The Americans controlled the match, maintaining the good use of the throws, while the Brazilian team gradually diminished the disadvantage. Brazil scored 20 points against 16 of the Americans in the period, and the difference was only 20 points.

The Brazilian reaction, which had been built since the third quarter, was strengthened in the last period. From point to point, the national team pressured the opponents and undermined the confidence of the United States, who had difficulty converting the throws. Four minutes from the end of the game, Brazil spent ahead on the scoreboard with Yago Santos, doing 76 to 75.

From then on, the weather was completely reversed and the game flowed to Brazil, which converted throws from three with Lucas Dias, Vitor Benite and Yago Santos, while the United States attempts ceased to work. The match ended with Brazilian victory by 92 to 77, confirming the classification for the final.

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