The women’s basketball team will seek this Sunday to be crowned 5×5 champions in the final against Colombia and repeat the podium obtained in the 3×3 category.
After a vibrant game in the semifinal, the team beat Uruguay 75-52 and added its third victory in a row at the Odesur Games.
Full house, happy heart and with the breath that comes down from the stands throughout the match in all the matches. The sports event of such magnitude is taking place for the first time in our country and the national fans majestically accompany our representatives in all venues and disciplines.
Accustomed to playing with a much lower number of spectators in matches with the national team, the players Johanna Ghiringhelli, Carolina Cáraves and Paola Ferrari comment on what they feel when receiving the enormous support of the Paraguayan public since the first match they played in the games ASU2022 to today.
“The support of the public feels incredible, it is difficult to explain, the truth is something that I never thought I would experience in my life,” said the experienced national basketball player, Johanna Ghiringhelli.
“I have no words to express what the support they give us means, the emotion is great and more so because I am practically at the end of my career with the national team. The encouragement that we are receiving in each game does not wait, we are used to playing a tournament where 15 crazy people are going to see us, ”he added.
Regarding the possibility of winning a medal in these games, he expressed “we are already silver and now anything can happen, but gold has to stay at home and with the people who come to encourage us, this is something that I think is very possible”, said Cáraves in turn.
“We are super happy for all the people who accompanied us today, we need everyone’s support and presence today to fight for gold”, said Paola Ferrari. Basketball player Paola Ferrari once again shows signs of her hierarchy and her commitment to Paraguayan sports at the Odesur 2022 Games. The extraordinary athlete leads the women’s basketball team in search of another medal.
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