Volleyball: Argentina's huge comeback to keep alive the chance to qualify for the quarterfinals at Tokyo 2020

07/30/2021 7:06 AM

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Updated 07/30/2021 7:06 AM

The Argentine volleyball team did not give up and had a prize.

Owner of a comeback with pure heart, Marcelo Méndez's team beat Tunisia by 23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-18 and 15-8 and keeps alive the chance to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

With Bruno Lima as the top scorer with 27 points, Argentina did not have a good time at the start and under pressure to be favorites against the most accessible rival in the area, they tightly lost the first sets.

However, he turned it around and celebrated a necessary and key triumph.

While waiting for his last presentation with the United States, the National Team will be attentive to what happens in a few hours with Russia and France, the result of which can give him joy ahead of time.

"They played with less pressure, we burdened a bit much with that pressure of being favorites and it cost us. The first objective was to win and we are still in play. We have to become strong with that. It was not easy to be down and win again. , I rescue that ", analyzed Sebastián Solé.

"Now to think that we have a great chance and

we are going to come out with the knife between our teeth

because that is what we want and anything can happen. With our heads up we are at stake," he added in dialogue with TyC Sports.

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