05/23/2024 11:27 p.m.Updated on 05/23/2024 11:42 p.m.
The Argentine National Team suffered its second defeat in the VNL (Nations League), this time against Brazil, the local team in this first of three stages into which the first phase of the tournament is divided. At the Maracanazinho in Rio de Janeiro, the team led by Marcelo Méndez started badly but rose and at least fell in a tie break, 3-2 with partial scores of 25-13, 20-25, 19-25, 25-23 and 15- 1.
After the first defeat against Japan in the debut, the National Team continues to drop points in the ranking, a list that is the one that will be taken to classify the last five teams that have yet to enter the Olympic Games, and more needs to be added than subtracted to deal with of being in Paris.
The first set began with Brazil taking a 7-4 lead with very good counterattack play. Argentina had problems rotating in that passage of the match and the Brazilian team reached a difference of five. As the quarter progressed, the local team did not stop growing against Argentina, which could not provide answers. and fell in the first game 25-13.
Pega Lima, Argentine goalscorer (AFP).
In the second set La Canarinha went ahead 4-2 with a block by Flavio, but Argentina was able to equalize at 5. The match remained even and the National Team began to grow to go ahead by three at 17-14 with great counterattack work by Luciano Palonsky. The National Team continued with a good game and reached 20-17 in the final stretch to tie the game 1-1 25-20 with a Brazilian serve error.
The third set started evenly and thanks to some Brazilian errors, Argentina went ahead 10-6 with a block by Agustín Loser. Brazil tried but couldn’t and those led by Mendez stretched the lead to 15-10 to reach the final stretch 20-14 and close the third 25-19 with a counterattack by Bruno Lima, Argentine scorer with 21.
Partial celebration at the Maracanazinho (AFP).
The quarter started point by point 10-10, Brazil took advantage at 16-13 to head to the tie-break, Argentina was one but those led by Bernardo de Rezende stretched the advantage again with an ace from Ricardo Lucarelli. It seemed that the local team was taking it calmly, but the national team took it from 20-24 to 23-24 thanks to Palonsky’s serves, but a counterattack by Darlan whose hands were taken away by the national blockade forced time. break.
The fifth started even but Brazil took two points and maintained the advantage until the end when they scored four at 11-7 with an ace from Lucarelli. Argentina got within two at 12-10 but the Brazilian team returned to the fray and closed it 15-11.
Take out De Cecco, the captain.
Argentina: Luciano De Cecco (1), Bruno Lima (21), Nicolás Zerba (8), Agustín Loser (8), Luciano Vicentín (19), Luciano Palonsky (18). Libero: Santiago Danani.
Entered: Jan Martínez (1), Pablo Kukartsev (0) and Matías Sánchez (0).
Brazil: Bruno Rezende (0), Adriano Fernandes (15), Darlan Ferreira (20), Ricardo Lucarelli (17), Flavio Resende (9), Isaac Santos (11) Libero: Thales
Entered: Alan (3) and Fernando (0)
How Argentina qualifies for the Olympic Games
The first volleyball team to qualify was France for being local. The other six places already occupied were defined in the Pre-Olympic, through which Germany, Brazil, the United States, Japan, Poland and Canada entered. Argentina finished with a 5-2 record, which helped it climb the ranking. Four teams will arrive precisely from that FIVB table, while the last place will be occupied by the best African team. So, we now have to figure out who the four are who will be in the French capital.
The blockade of Lima and Zerba (AFP).
For now, Argentina is taking out the tickets. Although it is in seventh gear, it jumps to third place (Slovenia passed it) thinking about the Games, because four of the six teams ahead have already qualified: Poland, the United States, Japan and Brazil.
Italy is third, so it also moves to first place in the dispute to enter the Games, with the Slovenians, second. The other one that is also entering is Cuba (9th), which surpassed Serbia (10th), which is being left out.
The FIVB ranking
1st Poland (classified for the Olympics) | 429.48
2nd United States (classified for the Olympics) | 382.59
3rd Japan (qualified for the Olympics) | 351.75
5th Brazil (classified for the Olympics) | 329.51
8th France (classified for the Olympics) | 302.22
11th Germany (Qualified for the Olympics) | 236.77
12th Canada (qualified for the Olympics) | 229.03
13th Netherlands | 218.81
19th Egypt (is winning the African place) | 164.05
The National Team fixture in Rio
- Argentina 1 – Japan 3
- Argentina 2 – Brazil 3
- Argentina vs. Germany: this Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
- Argentina vs. Iran: this Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
After leaving Rio de Janeiro, the team will travel to Ottawa to play from June 4 to 9 the second week of the VNL. There they will face the United States, Canada, Serbia and France. Finally, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, will be the third and last stop from June 18 to 23, where the regular phase will close against the local team, Turkey, Poland and Bulgaria. The final with the best eight is in Poland.
