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So close so far. Argentina He had a very good performance and was close to victory, but it slipped away due to minimal (decisive) details, he fell 3-2 against Slovenia and was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Men’s Volleyball Nations League. In fact, he almost won: he wasted a match point in the fourth set.
The driving team Marcelo Mendezwhich qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics through the ranking, went from better to worse in the match played this Friday in Lodz, Poland. Argentina fell with partial scores of 19-25, 25-17, 17-25, 29-27 and 15-7 after almost two and a half hours of battle against the best team of the regular stage.
He had moments of high flying, he fought as equals against the team with the best numbers in the first part of the competition, he did not hit the knockout blow and lost just enough. But standing. With 26 points, Bruno Lima He was the most effective in the national team, who will rest for a few days and will begin to think about the great goal of the year, the Paris Games.
At the most heated moment, in the fourth quarter, it was a real blow for blow in which neither team gave up a ball. Pure emotion left the coin of fortune on the other side of the counter. Earlier, France won a high-flying match against Italyin a also tight 3-2 and got into the semifinals, where they will clash against Poland, the home team.
In the other decisive match, Slovenia will face Japan. The round of 8 began on Thursday with two matches in which there were no surprises. First, Japan defeated Canada 3-0 with scores of 26-24, 25-18 and 26-24. Then, the local and defending champion, Poland, defeated Brazil 3-1 (segments of 18-25, 25-23, 25-22 and 25-16).
Later, France, which started half-heartedly and was surprised by Italy, although it managed to react in time, closed its semifinal match by 3 to 2 (19-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22 and 15 -eleven). In the match that closed this instance, Argentina could not beat Slovenia.
The Argentine team entered the first round of direct elimination in eighth place in the regular stage, with a record of six wins and the same number of losses. In that context, his rival on duty was the best of the first phase. The Slovenians had 11 victories and just one loss. One of the duels they won was precisely against the albiceleste, 3-0, in the third weekend. This Friday, defeat had a different flavor.
The match for third place and the final will be played next Sunday. Poland defends the title obtained in 2023, when he defeated the USA.
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