BASKETBALL: RACES WILL COLLIDE WITH SUARDI; BELGRANO STILL HAS NO RIVAL

Regatas’ rival was defined in the second round of the Federal League. It will be Sportivo Suardi, who once again defeated 9 de Julio de Río Tercero. For his part, Belgrano still does not know his rival because Provincial – Atalaya was suspended due to incidents. Provincial won 49-38 with 5m37s to go. I would define the Court.

From the editorial office of EL NORTE
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Regatas, the best team in the regular phase in the CAB Region 1 of the Federal League, will clash in the round of 16 against Sportivo Suardi, which they defeated in the third and decisive match of the Córdoba – Santa Fe Reclassification on July 9, Rio Third. The Albirrojo from Santa Fe managed to twist the story against the Cordobans, since 9 de Julio had started at the top after winning on their field by 76 to 70 in the first game. On Wednesday, Sportivo put things 1-1 by winning at home 72-61, and last night they won again at the “Gigante de la Avenida” by 85-75 to get through to the round of 16. Nicolás Correnti, Luciano Lizarraga and Leonel Rodríguez were the winner’s scorers last night, all three with 16 points.

Sportivo finished fourth in the Córdoba – Santa Fe Division, in which Santa Paula was the best team and Los Ceibos de San Francisco was second.

Suardi is a town with just over 7,000 inhabitants, located in the center-west of the province of Santa Fe, 225 kilometers from the capital and less than 10km from the border with the province of Córdoba, just 22 km from Morteros. . Next Monday, Regatas will have to travel the more than 470 kilometers that separate San Nicolás from this town in Santa Fe in search of starting the road to the round of 16 on the right foot. The second game and a hypothetical third will be played next Friday and Saturday in La Ribera.

Suspense for Belgrano

Rojo’s rival in the round of 16 would be known once the series between Provincial and Atalaya, who played the decisive game last night, was resolved. However, the heavy atmosphere that was experienced in the stands was transferred to the field and the game was suspended by referees Meza and Abelardo, who would have been hit by a series of projectiles that fell from Atalaya’s side. The judges warned the players and the commissioner about this situation, which by not “calming down”, forced the suspension of the game. There were 5m37s left to go, and Provincial won by 49 to 38. The Disciplinary Court should decide in the next few hours so that the round of 16 series can start on Monday, as planned. In principle, the greatest probability is that the game will be won by Provincial, so Belgrano would face Santa Paula de Gálvez, the best team in the Córdoba-Santa Fe Division, in the next phase. If the match continues and the The winner is Atalaya, the rival of Rojo will be Los Ceibos de San Francisco. Regardless of the rival, the first match will be at the Fortunato Bonelli (on Monday?), defining the series Friday and Saturday on foreign land.