Athens, with more demands than everyone in the competition, begins the decisive section, the most important in their aspirations to win promotion and return to the National League. At the Carlos Cerutti Sports Center, its historic home, it begins with the quarterfinals of the Northern Conference of the Argentine Basketball League against Salta Basket.
The match of the series, the best of five matches, will be this Saturday at 9pm and can be seen on BasquetPass TV.
Tickets can be purchased through the club’s official website, at a value of 6,000 pesos for the stalls and $3,000 for the popular tickets. Cerutti, where the Verde lost only one game in the entire season.
29 days after their last official match, at the close of the regular phase, the team led by Gustavo Peirone goes out to play the decisive stage, the playoffs. Throughout the period without activity, the Verde never stopped training and the concern of the coach and the players is the pace of play due to the lack of games, beyond the fact that they played two preparation matches, which they also lost, against Matienzo (from local basketball) and against Colonia Caroya Sport Boccewhich the Federal League disputes.
Athens closed the regular phase showing an outstanding collective level and will try to impose its style from the start of the series. The General Bustos neighborhood team was the second best scorer in the regular phase with an average of 81.2 points (behind San Isidro), and was also the second that allowed the fewest goals against, with 72.4.
Salta comes with a competitive rhythm. Last Monday they played their last match, beating Amancay de La Rioja for Reclassification. They won 2-0 in the series. After finishing in 10th place in the Northern Conference (15 wins and 15 losses), they reached the quarterfinals, leaving the Riojans on their way, seventh ranked by winning at home 88-79 and away, in extra time, 84-82 .
The Infernales, led by Ricardo De Cecco, score an average of 77 points in favor, and allow 79.2 points against. And he relies on the trio César Jara (14.3 points), Diego Peralta (15.4) and Facundo Arias (10.1) in the attack.
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Atenas won both games played with Salta Basket in the regular phase of this Argentine League campaign. At Cerutti, on November 7, 2023, the Verde won 75 to 68. Center Roquez Johnson (no longer on the team) stood out with 17 points and 8 rebounds, supported by Lucas Arn with 16 points and 4 recoveries. In Salta, Peralta and Jerónimo Díaz Müller scored 13 goals each.
The Atenas vs Salta Basket series
- 4/27 Athens vs. Jump Basket
- 4/29 Athens vs. Jump Basket
- 2/5 Salta Basket vs Atenas
- 4/5 Jump Basket vs. Athens *
- 7/5 Atenas vs Salta Basket *
*If necessary
