The hard-fought second phase of the tournament yielded its results after two intense matches from which the teams that will fight for the most desired medal of all emerged. The eternal competitiveness between the classic sports rivals promises a high-level game with maximum tension. Before, in the previous matches, the other positions of the final ranking of the event will also be defined.
SEMIFINALS
The first of the keys that offered tickets for the decisive game took place in the afternoon at the COP Arena of the Olympic Park. Brazil managed to recover from a turbulent start and turned the scoreboard around to defeat Cuba 3-2. The first set was favorable for the Caribbean team, which, based on the power of its players, won 25-14. The South Americans reacted in the next two sets and managed to turn the story in their favor with partial scores of 25-17 and 26-24. But Cuba did not give up and tied everything again in the fourth (25-23) to take the definition to the fifth and final set. There, the intelligence and calmness of the Brazilians were fundamental to winning the partial (15-11) and getting the pass to the final.
In the second semifinal, the matter was different. Argentina imposed its style from start to finish and defeated Mexico with a clear 3-0, but with each set being very battled and with tight results. The first of them, defined by details, ended 25-21. Then, in the second, the greatest advantage for the winners was with the 25-19 of this set. For the third, the Aztecs reacted in a good way and fought hand-in-hand with the South Americans, but in the end, the latter prevailed to win 25-23 and take the match and the ticket to the final.
Before these two excellent matches, in the morning, the reclassification round took place where the teams from Colombia and the Dominican Republic triumphed over Paraguay and Guatemala, respectively.
