The tradition is still valid on the continent. In a reissue of the Superclásico, the Argentine U18 Women’s Team defeated Brazil by 73 to 66 and climbed to the AmeriCup podium of the category, the third in an uninterrupted manner. The campaign to bronze included a balance of four victories and only two defeats, against the powers of the region such as the United States and Canada. The girls also return to the country with a ticket to the U19 World Cup next year.
The expected balance was present in a match between teams with very similar characteristics and general statistics. Looking ahead to the match, the team introduced variants to the initial quintet with the additions of Fiamma Solis and Alessia Real to provide greater balance to the game and contain certain opposing individual actions.
Although Argentina’s start was ineffective with only 1/8 in field goals, The inclusion of Sol Depetris was crucial to reversing the score. With a difference of 11 points (17-28), the 17-4 partial allowed the first half to close with a slight advantage in favor of the albicelestes (34-32).
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He stated it with great authority.
After returning from the locker room, the girls intensified their idea and pace to block any supposed purslane reaction. They reinforced the defense, were perceptive to intercept 13 balls (against 6 of the rival) and to take advantage of that situation with 19 loss points. While the Rio team decreased its effectiveness in external shots, the U18 punished from that area with 9/21 in triples (43%): four from Ingenito, two from Depetris, one from Morell, one from Maggi and the other from Bourgarel.
The national scoring was shared equally between four of its players, with Isabella Ingenito and Malena Maggi contributing 16 points each. The other two representatives in double digits were Sol Depetris with 12 and Stephanie Smidt Falter with 10 more units. On the Brazil side, the top scorer was Alexia Araujo with 18 goals.
PARTY SUMMARY
Brazil (66): Micaela Cavalcanti 14, Ayla McDowell 14, Manuella Alves 12, Alexia Araujo 18 and Mikaelly De Freitas 4 (FI); Ana Krause 0, Nicolly Sanches 0, Sther Ubaka 4, María Soares 0, Izabela Da Silva 0, Heloisa Dupree 0 and Brenda Da Silva 0. Coach: Virgil López.
Argentina (73): Alma Bourgarel 8, Fiamma Solis 0, Alessia Reale 0, Malena Maggi 16 and Nerea Lagowski 6 (FI); Stephanie Smidt Falter 10, Milagros Morell 3, Isabella Ingenito 16, Julia Bosque 2, Ema Baldo 0, Sol Depetris 12, Juana Barrionuevo 0. Coach: Mauricio Santángelo
Partials: 17-11; 15-23 (32-34); 15-18 (47-57) and 19-21 (66-73)
Stadium: Bicentennial Coliseum
