The couple and very hard-fought final that Atenas stars in with Racing de Chivilcoy will have one last and decisive game to define promotion to the National Basketball League. After the fourth match of the key, won by the Academythe last battle will be at the Carlos Cerutti Sports Center.
The match that will close the 2023/2024 season of the Argentine League and that will consecrate the new champion, will be played on Friday, June 21, at 9 p.m., in the legendary San Martín neighborhood setting.
Athens, which was second in the Northern Conference, started the final series winning 80-72. In the second game, also at Cerutti, Racing, second in the Southern Conference in the regular phase, won by 73 to 67. The tie moved to Chivilcoy and the third duel went to the neighborhood team General Bustos , by 74-68. Athens also remained undefeated for the Academy at home in the playoffs. But this Monday Racing won and put suspense in the final.
Therefore, everything will end in Córdoba. As in games one and two, tickets will be sold through the Athens website, and will surely sell out in a few hours.
For Gustavo Peirone’s team it will be the 48th match of the campaign, which began on October 14 of last year, also in the “Poli” with a victory against Sportivo Suardi by 80 to 73. The Verde campaign in its first participation In the Argentine League it includes 35 victories and 12 defeats.
The regular phase was completed with a record of 24 wins and six losses. In the quarterfinals they beat Salta Basket 3-2, in the semifinals they “swept away” Rivadavia de Mendoza 3-0 and in the final of the Northern Conference they beat Sportivo Suardi after five games (3-2).
Racing finished second in the South with a record of 32 wins and nine losses, beating Pergamino Básquet in the quarterfinals (3-0), Racing de Avellaneda (3-0) in the semifinals and Villa Miter de Bahía Blanca in the final conference 3-1.
Match by match, the final series between Atenas and Racing de Chivilcoy
- Game 1. Athens 80-Racing 72
- Game 2. Athens 67-Racing 73
- Game 3. Racing 68-Athens 74
- Game 4. Racing 84 – Athens 70.
- Game 5. June 21 at 9 p.m., in Córdoba
