SANTIAGO (Chile) – Brazil, the reigning champion and most dominant team in FIBA Women’s AmeriCup history with six titles, will seek its seventh continental crown after a commanding 108-68 Semi-Final win over its South American rival Argentina.
In this 2025 edition of the tournament, Brazil will face the United States in the gold medal game, a rematch of the 2023 Final.
Turning point
Brazil never faced any real trouble, setting the tone from the start with a lethal attack that found success both in the paint and from beyond the arc. Head coach Pokey Chatman’s team put up nearly 60 points in the first half, with quarter scores of 33-22 and 26-16, going into halftime with a 59-36 lead.
In the second half, Argentina never managed to close the gap—instead, the deficit grew wider with each passing quarter.
TCL player of the game
The interior duo of Kamilla Cardoso and Damiris Dantas once again led the way for Brazil, each scoring 16 points. Cardoso added 8 rebounds and 2 blocks, bringing her career total to 32 in the Women’s AmeriCup. She now shares the all-time tournament lead (since 2003) in blocked shots with Colombia’s Yuliany Paz—who also reached that mark on Saturday—and Canada’s Miranda Ayim. Both Cardoso and Paz will have one more game on Sunday to break the tie.
Point guard Bella Nascimento, who has looked very sharp throughout the competition, delivered another strong performance with 22 points, including 6-of-7 from three-point range, along with 3 assists. Her six made triples tied the all-time mark for a Brazilian player in the tournament (Helen Santos Luz vs. Mexico in 2003).
For Argentina, Melisa Gretter scored 15 points (including 3 three-pointers) and Amaiquen Siciliano added 12.
Stats don’t lie
Brazil’s offense was simply too much for its opponent. The team shot a stellar 58 percent from the field (35-60), including a remarkable 53 percent from long distance (11-21). They also got to the free-throw line 33 times, converting 27—their highest number of made free throws in an AmeriCup game (since 2003).
On top of that, they dished out 33 assists (9 from Cacá Martins) and committed only six turnovers.
Bottom line
This will be Brazil’s 11th appearance in an AmeriCup Final. The South American giant is the tournament’s most successful team, with 6 titles and 14 total medals—and now has a 15th medal guaranteed. Argentina will look to claim its third bronze medal after previous podium finishes in 2011 and 2015.
Brazil had already beaten Argentina earlier in this AmeriCup during the Group Phase, with a 71–50 win.
They said
Nascimento, who played U.S. college basketball at William & Mary, spoke about how the team will approach the upcoming Final against the United States, where the winner will earn a direct spot in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026.
“I think the biggest thing for us is just to play together, how we’ve been doing, you know— sharing the ball. That’s a really positive asset that we have, because we have bigs in the play,” said Nascimento. “We got shooters on the outside. We got drivers. So let everybody get a touch and then find the best shot available.”
“For me, the most important thing is to have an impact wherever I am and on whatever team I play for,” she added in an interview with FIBA Americas.
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