At the start of the Quadrangular O semifinals in Pergamino, the Zarateños had no problem defeating Suardi 102-85. Baquero and Pineda were the scorers with 15 points each.
The beginning of the game had a quick 7-0 in favor of the Buenos Aires team, which in a certain way would mark the position of the first quarter. Anglese’s team was very solid defensively and translated it with offensive conversions. Andujar, Pascolatt and Chaine made differences in the game rectangle, against a Sportivo who tried to hold on to the game with the conversions of Torné and Lizarraga. The end of the period made the difference in favor of Zárate 32-16.
Sportivo knew that if he did not improve his defense it was impossible to return to the game, with more attitude the effectiveness of the Buenos Aires team decreased somewhat, but not the necessary one. Poi asked for a couple of minutes throughout the second quarter trying to improve his team, but Zárate continued with a remarkable solidity even with the variations from the bench. The paint was another key to the first half: Zárate finished with 16 rebounds (8 offensive and 8 defensive) against just 6 from Sportivo. With all this, the first half was 56-34 for the Zarateños.
The third quarter began with parity and imprecise, Zárate played with the difference of the first time and Sportivo tried to react, at 3:51 for the end of the period, it was tied at 12, favoring the Anglese team that won 68-48. Lugli appeared in the rojiblancas offensive with 10 points and Ledesma contributed 8, converting between both great percentages of Sportivo’s goals. In Zárate the scoring was more distributed and more fluid in the final minutes and at the end of the period he was winning 81-56.
In the last quarter, another 8-0 start for Zárate, to finally close the game in a few minutes. Both teams moved their benches thinking about what is coming, which is promising for the Buenos Aires team that knows that if it continues at this level of play, the final looks close, while worrying for Sportivo, which must drastically improve its defense if it wants to have chances. in the next games. Zarate, who was superior from start to finish, won the game 102-85.
SYNTHESIS
Suardi sports (85): Lugly 10, Cadillac 10, Lizarraga 13, Ledesma 11, Torné 8, Wajglus 5, Braida 13, Gerlero 7, G. Fino 8, N. Fino 0. Woisard.
Locking Basket (102): Salvatierra 14, Barrachina 11, Andujar 12, Pineda 15, Chaine 14, Baquero 15, Brocal 10, Pascolatt 8, Sartor 0, Mora 3, Peralta 0.
Source: Prensa Sportivo Suardi.
Photo: Juanjo Cavalcante.
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