After the departure of Ramella, the “Milrayitas” seeks to maintain the base of the last season. The Juninense coach will take charge of the team.
Al Thornton in action in the quarterfinal key against Boca Juniors (Photo: illustrative / Qué digital)
After the departure of coach Leandro Ramella, who will lead abroad, Penarol of Mar del Plata He seeks that this shock does not have repercussions after a great season in the National League and quickly the leadership moved in the assembly of the squad for a new year. Thus, they defined that the replacement for the Mar del Plata DT will be Adrian Capelli, who also already has three important tabs higher after the renovations of Al Thornton, Tomás Monacchi and Joaquín Valinotti.
The cast from Mar del Plata left the bar high after a very good season in which they finished in fourth place in the regular stage and stayed in the quarterfinals after losing in the series against Boca. Given this, the Milrayitas seeks to maintain the base of the campusbeyond the departure of his coach Ramella to Aguada from Uruguay.
And the one who will replace the one that emerged in Kimberley and chosen as the best coach of the last season will be the Juninense Adrián Capelli, 52 years old, who has accumulated a great career in Argentine basketball after passing through Argentino de Junín, Juninense Cyclist, City of Bragado, Boca Juniors and Atenas de Córdoba.
He also had enormous experience in Uruguayan basketball where he led watery (two-time champion was consecrated), to Defensor Sporting, I was in a difficult position and managed to save himself from relegationand in addition, he was in charge of the Uruguayan team.
It is so the word arrangement with Capelli is already and in the next few hours will sign his contract with Peñarol for the following season.
(Photo: Marcos Ferreira)
One of the priorities of the new coach was the continuity of the American Al Thornton, something that finally materialized. The experienced intern was one of the best foreigners of the last season of the National League, and once the year is over with Peñarol returned to Aguada for the final part of the Uruguayan Basketball League. Previously in that team he had been directed by Capelli, where they were champions in 2019/20.
In the last season, Al Thornton He was decisive inside the field and very important outside. In his campaign in the Mar del Plata cast he played 37 games and averaged 14.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
In addition to the foreigner, the continuity of two club players who in the last year took on great prominence was also confirmed in the last few hours, as They are Tomás Monacchi and Joaquín Valinotti.
Regarding Monacchi, the forward from Mar del Plata comes from having a great season with 41 games played, 30 minutes, 9.5 points and 5.8 rebounds on average. His year was so good that he was part of Argentina’s pre-selection for the third FIBA window, although in the end he was not among the 15 players who will face Venezuela and Panama.
The other secured token is that of Joaquin Valinotti. The base born in Las Rosas 23 years ago, garnered 27.3% of the votes and was chosen as the best “sixth man” after averaging 10.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.4 during the season from the substitute bench. assists in 38 games on the floor. Both Monacchi and Valinotti will play their eighth consecutive season with the Peñarol shirt.
The next step for the Peñarol leadership will be to try to finalize details on the contract of Bruno Sansimoni and Phillip Lockett and secure these two players for one more season. In addition, the idea is to try to search the local market a national escort and thus start a new season in the highest category of Argentine basketball.
