Parchment sank the hope of All Boys

The Buenos Aires team beat Auriazul 75-66 and got, together with Estudiantes de La Plata, the ticket to the quarterfinal of the Federal Tournament.

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All defeats hurt. The measures of those pains do not matter, because in the end, they are defeats all the same. That happens in sports, where there are workers in graphic shirts who fight against imported perfume clerks. Five from one side and five from another on the court at the same time. And one always wins and another loses, in this sport where in decisive instances the championship itself is in charge of putting everyone in their place.

This Sunday All Boys lost to Pergamino Básquet 75-66 and said goodbye to one more season in the Federal Basketball Tournament. It was the strangest season, perhaps, in the history of the competition that also had the presence of Ferro de Pico and Juventud Unida de Alpachiri.

The team led by Juan Cruz Gavazza needed to beat Pergamino to qualify. And the Buenos Aires team, which arrived as a great favorite, ended up confirming all the presumptions. With minimal details, of those that serve for the opportune moments, he beat in the Pampean duel the best of the province, All Boys.

The image of a team with its blind eyes wide open, as if looking for explanations and answers, decorates the canvas with oil paintings that are drama, sadness, but at the same time, passion.

The details

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Pergamino, king of Buenos Aires at the end of the regular phase, opted for the category of Tomás Zanzottera. And the point guard, a National League player, appeared in his true dimension in this game against All Boys. His 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, but especially the ability to write the tempo of the game on the staff, were decisive.

The game was a very tactical duel, with a lot of defense, reducing the margin of error to a minimum. The place was excited with a great start from Coco Zalabardo, huge once again. On the other side, Pablo Moya posted himself and thanks to his size, he reached the goal easily.

After 20-21 in the first quarter, the visitor began to find difficulties in the post and bet on the outside goal, with partial results.

All Boys seemed to lose control of the game. And each offense had a double and even triple effort. A triple by Badillo, allowed to close down by 4 (32-36) before going to the long break.

In the snap AB quickly came into play. He charged and fought. A double from Toni Manera, again carrying the weight of the team (23 points), made the game uneven. The transfers improved, Fazzini became strong in defense and Zalabardo was the Coco of always. The close up by two points, 54-52, led to an uncertain ending, of bishops and rooks.

Parchment decided to relapse with the best of his recipes: the inner game. Tortonesi and Moya (between the two 29 points) broke the local defenses. Fazzini, Gero Fernández Chávez, Pelado Sánchez and even Badillo, all loaded. Even so, it remained in play until three minutes to go. But there, when necessary, Zanzottera appeared. A bombshell of his, plus a couple of assists, brought down the local opposition little by little. Mateo Bolívar’s triple to 39s7 brought the game to 71-64 and the cry of check. The place waited for the end and only then did he drop his last piece in a dignified death, slow, but above all things, with the honor of having been faithful to an idea that led him to this station, which surely will not be the last. .

Synthesis

All Boys: Toni Manera, 23; Marcelino Badillo, 7; Coco Zalabardo, 18; Vittorio Fazzini, 8; Jorge Sánchez, 1; Gerónimo Fernández Chávez, 8; Mariano Zárate, 1; Nico Pinciarolli; Baptist River. Coach: Juan Cruz Gavazza.

Parchment: Mateo Bolívar, 6; Martín Gandoy, 4; Benjamin Levato, 13; Leonardo Tortonesi, 14; Pablo Moya, 15; Tomás Zanzottera, 14; Lucas García, 2; Luciano González, 7. Coach: Coach: Juan Pagura.

Partials: 20-21, 12-15, 22-16, 12-23.
Stadium: Aquiles José Regazzoli.

Qualified for the quarterfinal homer: Pergamino Básquet, Estudiantes de La Plata (Santa Rosa headquarters); and Zárate Básket and Unión Mar del Plata (Huincul headquarters).