The Federal Basketball home run starts and Auriazul will debut at 18 hours against Estudiantes de La Plata. From 15:30, Pergamino – Centenario de Neuquen.
The appointed time for All Boys arrived. From 6:00 p.m. and with televising of the Public TV is Pampeana, Auriazul will begin the most important stage of the season, where each game is to kill or die, to survive in this world of aspirations of the Federal Basketball Tournament that, in In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, he survived, back and forth, and reached this decisive stage in the round of 16.
In Santa Rosa, after Al Boys won the bidding, the G quadrangular will be played with teams from the South and Buenos Aires zones. And there the boys led by Juan Cruz Gavazza, seconds behind Pérfora, got into the game, based on an effective basketball, fast, fresh, with great defense and a lot of vertiginous attack. He will join forces with Pergamino Básquet, the favorite team of this mini tournament, Centenario de Neuquen and Estudiantes de La Plata, the rival who will be measured today at the beginning of this three-stage journey.
All Boys have their place won in the second stage of the Federal Tournament on their own merits. With legitimate weapons and above all with a game that has managed to turn it into an identity brand. Intense defense to prevent a comfortable game from the rival, camaraderie at the post to make up for the lack of height and rebounding, and a quick exit with the possibility of running the court with Cholo Badillo, Gero Fernández and Vittu Fazzini, a player who in the final part From the first stage he was physically whole, he regained his confidence, he understood that he is very important within the team and he was once again that great option that he always was.
With the same team that participated in the regular stage, AB will try to be one of the two qualified for the next stage of the championship.
The first of the obstacles will be this afternoon. From 18 o’clock he will face Estudiantes de La Plata, who got the fourth place in the Buenos Aires precisely on the last date after beating Pergamino Básquet.
El Pincha asserted itself in the second part of the championship after having started with many headaches. Little by little he found the exit and recovered from the 0-7 of the championship and showed that he was ready to occupy one of the four places of that first stage. He was fourth in the Buenos Aires with 24 points with eight wins and eight setbacks.
The most important player in the team is the former Boca Juan Pablo Sartorelli, who leads and manages the offenses. Also key is the inside weight of the experienced 35-year-old power forward, Alex Weigand, born in the city of diagonals, with experience in the Spanish league and ACB basketball, and the national team.
But we must not lose sight of the fact that the Lion reached this stage thanks to the fact that he understood the value of team play. And there are keys Juani Bruno, forward Juan Pagela, experienced center Facundo Vallejos emerged from the Pincharrata quarry, and U19 Álvaro Yarza as a revelation of the tournament providing energy and freshness.
The beggining
The home run will begin at 3:30 p.m. with the game between Pergamino Básquet and Centenario de Neuquen. It can also be seen on Public TV Pampeana.
The Buenos Aires team arrives as the winner of the Buenos Aires group. With his 29 points obtained with 13 wins and 3 losses, he takes advantage in the fight to stay with one of the promotions to the Argentine League. His numbers and regularity in the game allowed him to have an impeccable first phase. He had the best defense of the regular season (69.9 average of points received), and offensively played a very good basketball. Pablo Moya, Martín Gandoy, Mateo Bolívar and the young Benjamin Levato, were figures in that first part of the tournament. The arrival of Tomás Zanzottera, recently signed by Olímpico de la Banda, gives him the necessary extra to take another step towards his great goal.
Centenario, third in the South Group, is a rival that fights from start to finish. He has shown it throughout the championship. He obtained 22 points of which 8 were wins and 6 losses. The young talent Emilio Santana stands out, while Leo Catelotti arrived to prioritize the team and get into the discussion to advance to the next stage.
This Saturday Students – Pergamino will play, from 5 pm, and at 7:30 pm, All Boys – Centenario; on Sunday, from 1:00 p.m., Centenario – Students, and at 3:30 p.m., All Boys – Pergamino.