Argentina playing for golden bronze

All Argentine eyes are now on the bronze medal play-off against Russia.

Their semi-final match-up against the USA saw an almost inevitable 109-86 win for the North Americans as the Gauchos seemed resigned to the fate of the third place game. Kevin Durant led the way with 19 points, LeBron James 18 points (7 rebounds 7 assists) and Carmelo Anthony 18 points not too far behind, with Kobe Bryant contributing a brief cameo of thirteen. The Argentine scoring was produced by the usual suspects. Ginobili led the way with 18, fellow NBA-ers Scola and Delfino producing 15 apiece. And the summary of their performance wouldn’t be complete without some reaction in the Spanish language, this time courtesy of Carlos Delfino. ‘Gracias a todos x el aguante! Hoy lamentablemente no se pudo, ahora a juntar fuerzas e ir con todo x el bronce que es nuesto oro.’ Google Translate (my new best friend) tells me that the bronze is now the Argentinian’s ‘gold.’ Political differences aside, one small part of the United Kingdom hopes that the boys in blue and white cap off some outstanding career performances with another richly-deserved medal. One final summary is heading your way. Right where’s that corned beef butty…