By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Brazil and Argentina provided one of the best games in the history of the Olympic Games, Facunto Campazzo and Andres Nocioni made history with their best ever performances with the national team and the captain of Argentina, Manu Ginobili praised them after the game.
Speaking in the mixted zone, he said to the Argentinian press: “A monument should be made for Champu (ed. note: Nocioni) and Facu. The level of play in the game was ridiculous, unbelievable ” And the heart that some of our players have shown … It was one of the greatest matches in which I have participated.”
As for Nocioni, he spoke about his three-pointer that send the game to the first of the two overtimes: “I just got lucky. The atmosphere that we witnessed was just amazing. It is for these matches, memories, that we so love playing for this jersey and live the Olympic Games experience.”