Panama will try to show another image against Uruguay

Panama hopes to “wash their face”, give another image and get revenge when they face Uruguay in the second leg of Group B, in the qualifier for the 2025 Americup today at 20:10 at the Roberto Durán Arena in Juan Diaz.

“We hope to give a new image at home. First by reducing the score. We have to quickly change the chip in defense and modify some offensive problems, we hope we can improve at home,” said Gonzalo García, coach of the Panamanian team. , when it comes to Panama’s loss to Uruguay in the first game with a score of 99:78 in Montevideo.

“I think we have the material to compete in another way,” he added.

For the home game against Charrú, García will also be without striker Ernesto Oglivie, a sensitive loss for the Panamanian attack due to injury.

He recognized that “Oglivie’s absence was fundamental for the team, because he is an important player, not only because of what he can provide on the pitch, but because he is also a leader.”

The Argentine, who last Friday was Panama’s coach for the first time, pointed out that he is still “getting to know the players.

The key for Panama to consider reversing what happened in the first game against the Uruguayans would be to stop or minimize the offensive play of playmakers Bruno Fitipaldo and Jason Granger.

These two players alone were responsible for making Garcia’s debut miserable, both adding 22 points.

Fitipaldo handed out eight assists, Granger six. He was the first to hit five three-pointers, and his teammate followed him with four.