FIVB World Ranking: 7th
Planned to participate in the Tokyo Olympics
Registered Members(18)
Photo by FIVB
#1 Matias Sanchez S/ 24/ 173/ 306
#2 Federico Pereira OP/ 32/ 200/ 335
#3 Han Martinez OH/ 22/ 190/ 333
#5 Nicholas Uriarte S/ 31/ 192/ 342
#6 Christian Poglahen OH/ 31/ 195/ 342
#7 Facundo Conte OH/ 31/ 197/ 354
#8 Agustin Rosell MB/ 23/ 193/ 335
#9 Santiago Danani L/ 25/ 176/ 324
10 Lazo Nicholas OH/ 26/ 192/ 339
11 Sebastian Sole MB/ 29/ 200/ 362
12 Bruno Lima OP/ 25/ 198/ 345
13 Ezequiel Palacios OH/ 28/ 198/ 345
14 Pablo Clair MB/ 31/ 202/ 357
15 Luciano Dececco S/ 32/ 191/ 332
16 Luciano Palonski OH/ 21/ 198/ 330
17 Nicolas Mendes OH/ 28/ 191/ 340
18 Martin Ramos MB/ 29/ 197/ 348
19 Franco Massimino L/ 32/ 177/ 310
Directed by: Marcelo Mendes
VNL2021 results (as of the end of Day 8)
vs Brazil ●0-3
vs Canada ●0-3
vs. USA ●1-3
vs Germany ○3-2
vs Slovenia ●0-3
vs Netherlands ○3-0
vs Italy 0-3
vs Australia ○3-0
3 wins, 5 losses, 12th place
Main starting lineup
S 15 Desecco
OH 7 Conte
MB 11 that
OP 2 Pereira
OH 17 Mendes
MB 8 Rosell
L 19 Massimino
Argentina started the match with three straight losses due to not having a full team in place by the time the match started, but the remaining members have joined up and are gradually regaining their strength. Still, they have struggled to win sets against higher-ranked opponents, and I think they will go all out against Japan, who still have a better chance of winning than the higher-ranked countries.
The team's core is the setter and captain.DececcoHe has been the main setter for the Argentina national team for over 10 years, and is a genius who can provide high-quality sets to spikers from any position. He is also the main setter for Roubaix, who won the Italian Serie A last season. He is also an ace who can deliver powerful spikes from high jumps.ConteAlthough he is small at 193cm, he is a middle-aged player who shows his high physical ability with his blocks, spikes, and serves.RosellAlso noteworthy players are:
Setter Dececco Photo by FIVB
Argentina has high quality setters, including the reserves, and is a team that can attack from anywhere, but on the other hand, they are concerned about the decisiveness of the high set (second toss). Therefore, if Japan can continue to break down the opponent with their serves and prevent attacks from the middle, they will be able to make an easy play. Since there is little time left since the previous day's match against Italy, it is likely that different members will start from the starting line-up than in the match against Italy, but even without Ishikawa, Japan is now strong, so I think they will do their best! I hope they can beat Argentina and achieve three consecutive wins!
Match time: Friday, 11th, 20:00～ (Japan time)
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