The Argentine men’s team, which won bronze at Tokyo 2020, lost without any excuses 3-0 to the USA, three-time Olympic champion.
The Argentine national team of volley lost 3-0 to USA in the Group C debut of the Paris 2024 Olympic GamesOn Wednesday, at 8 a.m., they will face Japan.
At the Arena Paris Sud 1, the ‘Albiceleste’ team began a new Olympic dream in France after the memorable bronze medal in the last edition held in Tokyo. They qualified for this event, the ninth in their history, thanks to the five places awarded by the world ranking.
Facing them were the Americans, who are seeking to win their fourth Olympic gold, an achievement they have not achieved since the 2008 Beijing edition. The United States team qualified for Paris thanks to having won Group B of the 2023 Intercontinental Tournament held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
In the first set between Argentina and the United States, Jhon Speraw’s team won 25-20 in 27 minutes. For the Argentine side, Bruno Lima was the top scorer with four points.
The Argentine errors were repeated in the second set, he could not hold on to the advantage he had gained in the first few minutes and ended up losing the set 25-19, being forced to win the third to stay alive in his debut.
But that did not happen as the United States outplayed Argentina 25-16, closing out a formidable debut for the three-time Olympic champion, who had Aaron Russell as top scorer with 16 points followed by Torey DeFalco with 14.
On the Argentine side, Agustín Loser was the top scorer with eight points and, behind him, were Bruno Lima and Facundo Conte with seven goals.
Argentina’s next match will be against Japan at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. It will then decide its fate in the Olympic Games against Germany next Friday.
Source: Ambito
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