Tomorrow, at 9 p.m., the “lion” will receive El Ceibo de Córdoba; while the “patriot” will face Bochas Sport Club de Colonia Caroya as a visitor.
Talleres de Tafí Viejo and Belgrano continue in the fight for one of the promotions to the Argentine League. Tomorrow, at 9 p.m., both teams will face their respective duels corresponding to the quarterfinals of the Federal League.
The “lion” will receive the El Ceibo de Córdoba Association. In the first duel, the Taficeños managed to win 82-79 with a great performance from Sebastian Osores, who scored 24 points and 11 rebounds. Nor can the contribution of the man from Entre Ríos be overlooked. Juan Meyer (19 points) and Jerónimo Solorzano (fifteen).
“That was the first objective. To be honest, we played a bad game with many mistakes and too many losses. I think it was all a product of anxiety. But what was important was won,” Solórzano had declared at the end of the first match.
When it came to making a brief analysis of the rival, Osores assured that El Ceibo will be a tough obstacle to overcome. “They are a rival worthy of the play-off. But you always have to be prepared for what the team needs. In the last game I had to score and grab all the rebounds. We are going to try to define the series,” Osores added.
In this way, those led by Hugo Angelicola They will seek to seal qualification to the semifinals of the contest as a local team. If they suffer a fall, they will have an extra chance in the last duel that will also be played in La Leonera and would be scheduled for Monday the 10th, at 9 p.m.
Belgrano, meanwhile, has a more complicated stop. Those led by Lisandro Caniza Singh They traveled to Colonia Caroya to face Bochas Sport Club.
In the first confrontation, the “patriot” won 81-72 with great offensive production from Ivan Albornoz (22 points). Fernando Ortiz, Juan Pablo Vigiani and Fernando Carabajal They are other experienced members of the Barrio Sur team.
“They were number one in their conference. We know that they have a very great physical potential and that they make a difference with very big players. We knew it was going to be difficult for us with defensive rebounds. That was noticeable because we gave them many second chances in the first half. We were able to correct that,” the “patriot” coach had analyzed after the first game.
“The game will be very tough like the one played in Tucumán, but we are prepared to give everything with the aim of winning this game,” said Carabajal.
It is worth remembering that Belgrano also has the possibility of playing the third game.
The day will be completed with the confrontation between Deportivo and Social Tokio from Misiones and Almafuerte from Córdoba, at 9:30 p.m.; while, simultaneously, Deportivo Facundo from La Rioja will face Domingo Faustino Sarmiento from Formosa.
