Gerardo Suero showed his face coming off the bench and scored 20 points, to guide the important victory of the Dominican Republic team, which defeated Argentina 80-69, in a match of the fifth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifier.
Argentine coach Néstor-Che-García masterfully directed the tricolor troop during the match, which took place before a well-attended public at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto.
It is remarkable the fact that Che García, until a few months ago was the head coach of the Argentine senior team, was fired, and now he defeated his team of origin leading the Dominican, in this window.
Suero was followed in the Dominican offensive by reserve player Antonio Peña with 15 points, while Rigoberto Mendoza (Vikingo) contributed 14 points.
In the cause lost by Argentina, the best offensive player was Nicolas Bussino with 16 points, followed by Luis Redivo with 12 and Marcos Dalia added 10 points.
After the important victory, the Dominican team is in fourth place in Group E of the Americas Qualifiers, with a record of 6-3, tied with Argentina (6-3), both behind Canada (8-0) and Venezuela. (7-1). The seven best teams on the Continent (first 3 groups E and F and best fourth place) advance to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, from the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. On Sunday, the Dominican team faces Venezuela, starting at 6:00 in the afternoon, for their second commitment in this fifth window.
order repair
On the instructions of President Luis Abinader, the Ministry of Sports and the Administration of the Reserve Bank will intervene in the Palacio de los Deportes in the coming days. With this, it is sought to determine the real situation of this important sports facility in order to carry out a thorough review and proceed immediately to carry out the work it needs. During the match between the Argentine and Dominican Republic basketball teams, the board was affected by a leak, which was apparently caused by the installation of electrical equipment supported by wires on the inside of the ceiling.
