Instituto of Córdoba comes from a great season with a runner-up of the National League of Argentina and another to lose the final of the Liga Sudamericana against Franca. He is currently well in his league, will play the Final Four of Súper 20 and is also one of eight teams in the quarterfinals of the Basketball Champions League Americas.

The rival of "The Glory" will be Real Estelí, one of the best teams of the first phase, winning Group D unbeaten. Instituto has in its ranks Gastón Whelan, the 25-year-old shipowner, who he says: "We managed to qualify to the quarterfinals, which was the objective. Obviously we wanted to do it in the first place, but Flamengo played better in both games. I feel very comfortable in the team because the players who arrived also have hierarchy and quality when playing and that makes us competitive. For example, at the base we complement each other very well with Santiago Scala and Lucas Reyes. "

The first game of the series against Real Estelí will be in Córdoba, while will define in Nicaragua. What does the Institute have to do to get into the next round? "From Estelí we saw very little, but without a doubt they are a good team. You have to manage the pace of the game and make them uncomfortable so they don't take good shots. The local factor is very important and starting at our house is an opportunity to start the series well. "

The Argentine team is led by Sebastián Ginobili, brother of Manu, who recently was watching a match in Córdoba. Would you invite him to the team? "I think we would invite him to all the parties and join him in training too. We would learn a lot. Just like Sepo, we also do it and he asks us to be competitive, to pass the ball and be intense to defend", Whelan closed, which averaged 7 points and 1.8 assists in the first phase.