HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 17 (acn) Cuba will face Mexico today in search of the third win in the 4th Men's U23 Pan American Volleyball Cup running until next Saturday at the Sports City Dome of Guatemala City.
After beating 3-0 Nicaragua (25-17, 25-14 and 25-13) and Peru (25-19, 25-10 and 25-13), respectively, the squad coached by Nicolas Vives will now face Mexicans, who in their debut defeated 3-0 (25-23, 26-24 and 25-23) the host team.
The top scorer in the match against Peru was Osniel Melgarejo after amounting 13 points, and he was supported by Roamy Alonso (12) and Miguel Gutierrez (11), while Maikel Jaramillo (11) stood out for the losing side.
Today´s other game is between Peruvians and Nicaraguans, according to the official website of the tournament, which grants points to the continental ranking ahead of the 2021 world championships.
So far, Cuba leads the standings with two wins and no loss, followed by Guatemala (1-1), Mexico (1-0), Nicaragua (0-1) and Peru (0-2).
The 4th Men's U23 Pan American Volleyball Cup is a round-robin competition with the medals discussion on Saturday, when the third and fourth seats will fight for the bronze and the two best sides will face each other for title.
In the previous edition of 2016, based in Mexico, the medalists were Argentina (gold), Cuba (silver) and Chile (bronze), while in 2014, in Cuba, the locals got the crown, escorted by Mexicans and Dominicans, in that order, and in 2012, in Canada, the title went to Brazil, followed by Argentina and the DR, respectively.
Cuba and Argentina (1-1-0) head the historic medal table, ahead of Brazil (1-0-0), Mexico (0-1-0), Dominican Republic (0-0-2) and Chile (0-0-1).
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