The former Argentine basketball player Andres “Chapu” Nocioni He recalled the historic achievement of the Argentine team in the 2004 Athens Olympicswhich was 20 years old and assured that in the final “It was impossible for Italy to beat us.”
Nocioniwhich was a fundamental piece in the “golden generation”stressed that “The team had set itself the goal of not losing a final and we were very committed. We controlled the game itself well and the team was very good throughout the match.”
In dialogue with Roman Iucht and equipment for the program The Sports Oral (Radio Rivadavia), Nocioni He analysed that final in which they won by 84 to 69: “We controlled the game itself well and the team was very good throughout the match.”
Nocioni He also stressed the importance of having lost the final in the Indianapolis World Cup two years ago: “Looking back on it, I think it was necessary to go through that to be able to win the Olympic medal in Athens. It gave us experience.”
On the other hand, he assured that the dove of Emanuel Ginobili to win in the debut against Serbia and Montenegro was “extraordinary and historic”but “I think that if we had lost that match we would have been in a much better group.”
“The match against Serbia and Montenegro relaxed us a little and we were caught by Spain, which was in a great moment”he continued and added: “We had put too much pressure on ourselves before the game against Serbia. So winning that game relaxed us a little.”
Finally, he referred to his new passion, fishing: “Let’s say I’ve been retired for a few years now. Fishing is one of my passions, I love it and I try to do it whenever I can. When I fish I’m very calm and relaxed, nothing like when I played basketball.”
On Wednesday, August 28, two decades have passed since the historic consecration of the Argentine basketball team in the 2004 Athens Olympics. That same day, the Under 23 football also took home the gold.
Source: Ambito
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