Overview
- Argentina trains at Havana’s Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva for Thursday’s Group D opener against Cuba at 20:10.
- Nicolás Casalánguida leads the team after the coaching pair was unable to enter Cuba, and CAB says Prigioni and Mándole will rejoin for the December 1 return game in Buenos Aires.
- Several players from the original 24-man list will be absent because their clubs declined to release them, including Luca Vildoza and Patricio Garino.
- Local reports indicate only Real Madrid’s Facundo Campazzo and Gabriel Deck received permission to play this window and are expected to arrive shortly before the game.
- The FIBA Americas path stretches into early 2027, with Argentina’s next home dates scheduled for February 27 versus Uruguay and March 2 versus Panama.