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The match, corresponding to group D, will take place at 7:40 p.m. at the Maracanazinho stadium in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It will broadcast the DirecTV signal live.
The team led by Sebastián Ginobili from Bahia does not arrive in the best way at the beginning of the competition, because -at least- five players could not train during the past week due to being affected by coronavirus.
Basketball players Santiago Scala, Néstor Colmenares, Ignacio Alessio, Mateo Chiarini and Martín Cuello recently had the possibility of throwing a “negative result” of Covid-19 in the last tests to which they were subjected. Therefore, the appointed players were able to integrate the delegation, which is completed by foreigners Stedmon Lemon and Ronald Jackson, as well as Pablo Espinoza, Juan Brussino, Lucas Reyes and Juan Cruz Tulián.
After the meeting this Thursday, Instituto will face another tough commitment on Friday against Flamengo, the rival that eliminated it in the semifinals during the 2020 edition that Quimsa de Santiago del Estero won.
The second phase of the BCLA will be played in March between the 4th and 9th, in addition to the 24th and 29th. The teams that win their group zones will go on to the Final Four (final home run), which is scheduled to be played between the 8th and April 13.
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