From Sunday 10 to Saturday 16 October inclusive, the Ángel Malvicino stadium will be the setting for the second window of the tournament prior to the start of the regular season of the National Basketball League, and with the participation of Club Unión.
From this Sunday Super 20 in Santa Fe, the elite of Argentine basketball plays in the city From Sunday 10 to Saturday October 16 inclusive, the Ángel Malvicino stadium will be the scene of the second window of the tournament prior to the start of the season regular of the National Basketball League, and with the participation of the Union Club. From Sunday 10 to Saturday 16 October inclusive, the Ángel Malvicino stadium will be the setting for the second window of the tournament prior to the start of the regular season of the National Basketball League, and with the participation of Club Unión.
By Germán Viganotti
There will be seven days in which the best basketball in the country will meet at the Union court, the greatest exponents of the sport will show their game and El Litoral will carry out a meticulous coverage at the height of the event.
34 years passed from the last time that the highest division of national basketball had a representative of the city of Santa Fe, and it was precisely Unión, the rojiblanco cast and those remembered nights of the Technological University stadium wearing their stands full of Santa Fe who they went to see the best basketball.
And this Sunday, in many of those who comb gray hair, others who were children in those times and even the dreaming Tatengues leaders who began with this project more than a decade ago, and today they will crystallize that desire with the reception of the Super 20 in their stadium It will be a real party in what will be an aperitif for the next season.
It is worth highlighting the effort of the Tatengue leadership working against the clock to put its stadium in condition, look for the best hotels with adequate prices for the affected economies of the clubs, organize and provide all the necessary services for an event of such magnitude, and to give back the confidence to the Club Association that once again gives it the organization of a basketball venue, as happened in the opening of the previous Argentine League, in which Tatengue received several teams from the Northern Conference in its stadium giving the initial jump to the season.
Without a doubt, the silent but constant work of Amilcar Cecotti with his peers is bearing fruit, from that beginning in the Santafesina Association, through promotion to the Federal Tournament, obtaining promotion to the Argentine League, and the recent to the National League after beating Villa Miter de Bahía Blanca.
The only victory so far for Unión was nothing less than against the five-time champion San Lorenzo and on the Hurricane field itself. Photo: Archive
What is played?
What will be disputed will be the second stage of Super 20. The first was played in the Federal Capital, days in which Unión (a member of Group 2 of the South Conference) faced Peñarol de Mar del Plata, Platense, Gimnasia de Comodoro Rivadavia , San Lorenzo and Ferro, being only able to beat the Barça team, all teams from Group 1 from the same conference.
The same rivals faced by Boca, Obras, Hispano Americano and Argentino de Junín, who on this occasion will face each other at the Santa Fe headquarters.
How do you play?
There will be five days of two games each, leaving one team free each day. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday will be the days of action; while on Tuesday and Friday the teams will use it to rest.
How do they get there?
Boca together with Instituto (a member of the North Conference), are the only two undefeated in the tournament, both won their five games and are great candidates to stay with the tournament.
Obras, like Tate, won only one game and lost 4; while Hispano de Río Gallegos and Argentino have not yet been able to win.
What is defined?
With Boca already classified, the rest of the members of the group will seek the pass to Final Eight, a stage to which the first two of each of the four zones will classify and the crosses between the best placed and those of the second position will be raffled off to define the quarterfinals, for which in this group there is only one ticket to the quarterfinals to be played on Wednesday, October 27, while the semifinals will be on Thursday, October 28, leaving the final for Saturday, October 30, all these games in headquarters to be defined. All the crosses of this stage will be a single match, and will classify the champion to the South American League.
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The public returns
After a long time, since that March 8, 2020, that Union does not receive its people in its stadium. That night Central Olímpico de Ceres cut him unbeaten of 22 games without knowing the defeat at home, it was 90 to 88 in a match corresponding to the second phase of the Argentine League and after that, the presentation in Oberá and the subsequent suspension of the tournament for the pandemic.
Tatengues fans, and those of basketball in general, will be able to attend all the days, the popular tickets will have a value of $ 300 for members and $ 500 for non-members; while the stalls can be purchased at $ 800 and $ 1000 respectively.
It is worth noting that the value is per day, that is, you can enter both games and they will start selling from one hour before the start.
The programing
Sunday October 10
19 – Argentino de Junín vs. Boca Juniors
21.30 – Union vs. Basket Works
Free: Hispanic
Monday October 11
19 – Basket works vs. Hispanic American
21.30 – Union vs. Boca Juniors
Free: Argentino de Junín
Wednesday October 13
19 – Hispanic American vs. Boca Juniors
21.30 – Union vs. Argentinian from Junín
Free: Basket Works
Thursday October 14
19 – Argentino de Junín vs. Hispanic American
21.30 – Boca Juniors vs. Works Basket
Free: Union
Saturday 16th October
11 – Hispanic American vs. Union (with TyC Sports televising)
19 – Basket works vs. Argentinian from Junín
Free: Boca Juniors
The Campuses
Union
Tatengue arrives after a great season in the Argentine League, kept a good part of its squad and bet on the continuity of Juanfra Ponce in the technical leadership.
After a first stage of this Super 20 in which Peñarol de Mar del Plata was stopped as equals falling in overtime, he had a weak match against Platense, he was far exceeded by one of the candidates such as Gimnasia de Comodoro , He beat San Lorenzo with authority and fell tight against Ferro.
In any case, the team continues to seek volume of play, understanding and will use this Super 20 as a test base for the start of the National League, seeking the great objective in this first year, which is to maintain the category.
Players: Andrés Jaime, Matías Borsatti, Maximiliano Martín, Nicolás Reynoso, Gastón Bertona, Jordi Godoy, Julián SalaBerry (injured), Cristian Schoppler, Gonzalo Torres, Jeantal Cylla, Andrés Meinero, Sebastián Bernasconi and Jerónimo Díaz Muller.
Argentine (Junín)
El Turco bet on a flexible market, with some players passing through the Argentine League, and with others with some experience in the category. Juan Cangelosi continues to be the handle of the team led by Juan Ignacio Varas, a young coach who is making his first steps in the maximum.
Players: Thomas Cooper, Juan Ignacio Rodríguez Suppi, Emiliano Correa, Juan Cangelosi, Enzo Filipetti, Mauro Araujo, Franco Montemagio, Santiago González, Pablo Alderete, Agustín Cavallin, Augusto Gennero and Cristian Cardo.
Boca Juniors
Xeneize is one of the two undefeated that this Super 20 has and signs a candidate to stay with the tournament. He won his five games solidly and traveled to Santa Fe determined to stay with the one in the standings.
It is another of the teams that maintained the base of the last tournament in which it was one of the animators reaching the semifinals. He boosted his attack with the arrival of Kevin Hernández and joined the former Union Leandro Vildoza at the base. Undoubtedly the Blue and Gold team will be one of the entertainers in these days of basketball in the city.
Players: Leandro Vildoza, Kevin Hernández, Leonel Schattmann, David Nesbitt, Federico Aguerre, Santino Romegialli, Juan Cruz Conte Grand, Carlos Buendía, Ignacio Berrios Lobos, Tomás Caballero and Adrián Boccia.
Hispanic American
The southern cast in one of the formations that was completely renewed. With the arrival at the institution of Matías Huarte from Junine as head coach, the team’s idea will be to seek a collective game and add minutes of play in this Super 20, since Celeste’s objective is the same as Tate has: to maintain the category.
Players: Víctor Fernández, Rakim Brown, Marcos Saglietti, Guido Mariani, José Peralta, Juan Ignacio Ducasse Izubejeres, Martín Gómez, Lucas Reyes, Damián Zuriel Fernández, Ramiro Ledesma and Andrés Martínez.
Works Basket
The team from the capital also arrives quite renewed and looking to supplant Fernando Zurbriggen, the Santa Fe who was one of the emblems of the team, he left to play abroad and left a big bump. The leadership of the aurinegro formed a young team, hungry for glory and brought him the arrival of the American Keith Stone looking for height and hierarchy in the painted area.
Players: Joaquín Rodríguez Olivera, Emiliano Serres Donato, Luca Valussi, Juan Pablo Venegas Schaefer, Lautaro Berra, Keith Stone, Felipe Inyaco Toledo, Franco Smaniotti, Víctor Andrade Toyo, Alejo Digon, Michael Panaggio and Fernando Fuenmayor.
The other venues
South Zone 1 will be redeveloped in Buenos Aires. In this case, Gimnasia de Comodoro, Platense, Ferro, San Lorenzo and Peñarol de Mar del Plata will seek the passage to the quarterfinals in an area that is much more even, since except for the Cuervo who only won two games and lost three , the other four teams won four matches and were defeated in the remaining.
These meetings will take place from October 9 to 16 at the Héctor Etchart (Ferro), Roberto Pando (San Lorenzo) stadiums and at the Ciudad de Vicente López Micro-stadium owned by Platense.
For its part, the North Conference will be divided between the cities of Santiago del Estero and Corrientes. In the first, the matches will be played at the Ciudad de Quimsa Stadium, there in addition to the venue, Atenas and Instituto de Córdoba, Olímpico and Riachuelo de la Rioja will play their matches. In this area, except for the Institute that won in its five presentations and is already classified, the second ticket can be for anyone.
Finally, in the city of the Argentine Coast, the local Regatas will face off with Oberá Tenis Club, San Martín de Corrientes, Comunicaciones de Mercedes and La Unión de Formosa.
In this case, the matches are played at the José Jorge Contte stadium from October 9 to 15.
