Argentina
Argentina became the fifth country to win the title and they really did it after a 3-1 win over Puerto Rico (25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20).
Argentina played a perfect the tournament losing one set in five matches. In its third consecutive final, the South American country finally claimed gold at this continental event for the first time.
Martin Ramos led the winners’ offensive with 13 points. Nicolas Bruno (11), Sebastian Sole (11) and Pablo Crer (10) also scored double digits. Maurice Torres was Puerto Rico’s top scorer with 22 points and Pablo Guzman contributed with 12.
Julio Velasco: “I am happy. We lost a set. The team was tired. Puerto Rico was very motivated and more aggressive. We had to get back into the game progressively. We needed to play games before the South American Championships. I would have liked to play Cuba, another good team with a different style, but overall it was a great experience. I am happy with how our block-defense system did, the ability to play youngsters like Bruno Lima and how Martin Ramos played as the opposite. This is the base team for the South American Championships”.
In the match for the third place, Cuba defeated Canada 3-1 (25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23).
For the fifth place USA outplayed Dominican republic 3-2 (15-25, 25-22, 20-25, 27-25, 15-13).
Venezuela barely defeated Mexico in the match for the seventh place with 3-2 (22-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-17, 15-13).
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