Chile, Argentina and Brazil sealed their victories in the start of the SCA Senior Handball Men’s tournament being held at the SND Arena stadium in Asunción, Paraguay.
The tournament, which awards 4 places to the 2027 World Cup, will be played from Monday, January 19 to Saturday, January 24.
Chile vs Uruguay
A promising start by the Chilean team, solid defense and quick exits to convert allowed them to close a 22-15 partial in their favor.
In the second half, the team coached by Aitor Echaburu stretched the advantage on the scoreboard. The Chileans intensified their counterattack and took advantage of the Uruguayans’ turnovers.
The victory was for Chile 40-22, the MVP of the match was Maximiliano de Agrela of Uruguay who also scored 6 goals. On the Chilean side Erwin Feutchmann scored 6 goals.
Argentina vs Peru
Argentina’s wide difference over Peru in the debut of the South Central American, a positive start for Rodolfo Jung’s team.
The Gladiators defeated Peru 49-17 and added 2 points in the standings. The scorer of the match was Ramiro Martinez with 12 goals scored and he was also elected MVP.
Brazil vs Argentina
In the last match of the day, Brazil beat the local team 40-18, led by Marcus Tata Oliveira, with a fast counterattack and an outstanding performance by their goalkeepers, Rangel da Rosa and Mateus Martins.
The MVP of the match was Paraguayan goalkeeper Matias Chavez and the top scorer of the match was Marcos Da Silva of Brazil with 7 goals.
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This Tuesday from 15.30 the action continues at the Arena SND in Asuncion. The first to take the field are Uruguay vs Brazil, at 18.00 Peru vs Chile and Paraguay vs Argentina close the day.
Below, we will share with you the standings:
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By Loly Coria
