Loefa lost what would be the Argentine basketball team’s participation in Tokyo 2020 and confirmed that it did not feel pressure to believe the performance of the runner-up in China 2019.
Luis Scola About to argue the fifth Olympic game. On Such as, the current Varese player will try to captain Argentina’s choice Basketball To his third medal after the gold in Athens 2004 and the bronze in Beijing 2008. A few days before his debut against Slovenia (Monday, July 26), Loiva saw what the team’s participation in the Olympic event would be like.
In my vision We don’t have to re-check what was done two years ago in China (runner-up in the World Cup). We must get the best prepared and get as close to our ceiling as possible. This will take us to a better or worse place than it is in China, I don’t know.”exNBA said in an interview with the Argentine Basketball Association (CAB) website.
Later, he explained what had changed in the team in connection with the World Cup: “The difference with China is that in the previous group this group had a special disagreement because of what the previous group had done, The golden generationWith regard to the results achieved and the heavy names he carried, It cast a shadow over this team and didn’t allow it to fly and develop its story.” and completed: “What we veterans did was convince him that he could make his own journey, Nowadays, he no longer has to convince him. You already know. The narrative passes through its reproduction elsewhere, which is more complex and even. nothing else”.
to me For the first time against Slovenia next Monday 26He emphasized: He has the best player in the world, who has never lost a match with him on the field. Doncic has unprecedented numbers in history, because he repeats it in Europe, the NBA and the International Basketball Federation. Nobody has that level of dominance. With such a player, any team is strong in itself. We’ll have to play a great game to beat him“.
Argentina Reach the Olympics after Three defeats in a row In friendly preparations. 84-87 vs. Australia, 71-94 vs. Nigeria, 80-108 against. United State.
The schedule of the Argentine basketball team in Tokyo 2020
The national team is part of Group C along with Japan, Slovenia and Spain.
Argentina vs. Slovenia: Monday, July 26 at 01:30.
Argentina vs. Spain: Thursday, July 29 at 09.00.
Argentina vs. Japan: Sunday, August 1, 01.30.