Under a deluge, Argentina lost to Paraguay and was left out of the Olympic Games :: Olé

End of the illusion. What she painted to be one more place to add to the list of the Olympic delegation in the Paris 2024 Games It ended with a defeat that was difficult to digest. It is that the Argentine women’s beach volleyball team could not in the South American held in Asunción, Paraguay, after having lost 3-1 in the final precisely against the local team. Although it seemed that the national team could achieve the epic (overcome a complex 1-2 and on top of that under a deluge), they were left at the door and did not achieve passage to the French capital.

The morning started awry for the Albiceleste team, which jumped into the arena with the duo of Agostina Ghigliazza and Cecilia Peralta. In the first point, in a Continental Cup that has a format similar to the Davis Cup, she was defeated 2-0 (21-17 and 21-19) against Michelle Valiente and Giuliana Poletti. In the second, it was necessary not to let go so as not to get match point.

That’s where all the experience of Ana Gallaya figure of Argentine beach volleyball with three consecutive Olympic participations, who teamed up with Brenda Churin (in the semi, against Ecuador, they won both games). Fortunately, after a solid performance, the series was evened after a 2-0 triumph (21-10 and 21-16) against Erika Mongelos and Fiorella Núñez.

But in the third round there were crosses between the main couples of each team and in that match the local team prevailed: they won 22-20 and 21-17 and left the series at a sweet spot. Finally, Mongelos and Núñez settled the actions by turning around a great game and raising two match points: it was 18-21, 31-29 and 15-10. After an eternal second set, in which the Argentines had a 20-18 advantage with two balls to win and extend the outcome, the Paraguayans took advantage of the clean and jerk and the support of their people to take the victory and get the Olympic ticket for the first time in its history.