From January 16th to 20th, the Argentine Handball House welcomes the national teams of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Paraguay, and Uruguay to compete in the SCA Senior Tournament, which grants 3 spots for the upcoming 2025 World Cup.
The first day of competition of the third edition of the tournament held in Buenos Aires was marked by Chile’s victory over Paraguay with a score of 32-16. Brazil achieved an overwhelming 41-16 victory against Uruguay. Lastly, ‘Los Gladiadores,’ playing in front of their home crowd, secured a convincing 41-13 win over the Costa Rican team.
Fixture:
Tuesday, January 16
15:30 Chile vs Paraguay
18:00 Brazil vs Uruguay
20:30 Argentina vs Costa Rica
Wednesday, January 17
15:30 Paraguay vs Brazil
18:00 Costa Rica vs Chile
20:30 Uruguay vs Argentina
Thursday, January 18
15:30 Uruguay vs Paraguay
18:00 Brazil vs Costa Rica
20:30 Argentina vs Chile
Friday, January 19
15:30 Costa Rica vs Uruguay
18:00 Chile vs Brazil
20:30 Argentina vs Paraguay
Saturday, January 20
15:30 Paraguay vs Costa Rica
18:00 Chile vs Uruguay
20:30 Brazil vs Argentina
Post-match statements:
Victor Donoso, player for the Chilean national team: “The first game is always difficult, it’s to get into the rhythm of the championship, to adjust details, and I think that was the tone: rotations and adjustments.”
Vinícius Carvalho, player for the Brazilian national team: “It was a very well-played match by our team, hard work, serious, and focused on the objective, which is what we came to do.”
Pablo Vainstein, player for the Argentine national team: “Almost always the first games are a bit difficult for us due to nervousness and Costa Rica was a rival we didn’t know, they played their game, and what we were looking for was to get into our rhythm.”
Check the standings of the first day on Handball SC América’s social media. You can follow the tournament through our YouTube channel Handball SC América and live on DeporTV. YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7WLj0bjAR0267-Q6AZCdHg
Photos: CoSCABal/Germán Paez.
