To start in tune, Racing beat Atlético Boulogne 71-47 for Group H of the 2022 Metropolitan League. The scorer of the match was Matías Núñez with 22 units.
The illusions are renewed and the hopes of finishing at the top of the championship are intact. So much so that in this new competition, not only is it played to find the best team in the metropolitan area, but also to award quotas for the next edition of the 2023 Federal League. It will be a short but closely contested tournament, since very few They will be the beneficiaries to access the next instance of the championship. Racing made its debut against Atlético Boulogne, at home and with its people.
The beginning was not the best. Between the low effectiveness in taking shots and the rival’s good defensive moments, the Academy had an uphill battle in the first ten minutes. The only solution was in the hands of Matías Núñez who contributed 7 of the team’s 8 goals. Boulogne, through trial and error, managed to impose their game and won the first quarter 15-8.
That difference continued to stretch, slowly, when the visit managed to reach double digits seconds into the second quarter. Those led by Fernando Rosanova changed their face, improved the defensive facet, which led to the rival committing losses, and everything that did not enter at the beginning, did so with the external shots of Matías Fernández and Thiago Magallanes to put the equality 20- 20 with three minutes to go before the long break. But, with another bomb from Fabiano and a good intervention from Fabricio Caamaño, Racing closed the first half with a 25-23 lead.
With the return to the rectangle and with 7 consecutive points from captain Núñez, Racing slowly began to slip away on the scoreboard. Despite the fact that Boulogne, with his weapons, tried to lower the difference, Mauro Pérez with a partial 11 consecutive points, got the maximum of the game, until that moment, of 43-30. The good academic moment continued to spread and with Núñez as the main artist in the rival paint, Racing entered the last quarter with an eight lead: 46-38.
With Leonardo Fabiano’s triples and the captain’s baskets along with those of Nicolás Remolina, the Academy closed the match with a 14-2 run with half a quarter to play. It was time for the little ones to also add minutes on the court to close the match. They did it in spades, as they put together a run of 11-5 to declare the victory by 71-47. The next match, on the second date, will be against Náutico Hacoaj, on Sunday the 8th of this month, starting at 8 pm, in Tigre.
Synthesis
Racing (71): Nicholas Remolina (5), Mauro Perez (4), Leonardo Fabiano (9), Matthias Fernandez (8), Matthias Nunez (22); Fabricio Camaño (4), Mariano Martorelli (2), Thiago Magellan (6), Leandro Strangis (2), Lucas Ogallar (2); Santiago Colagiovanni and Thomas Tuya did not enter. DT: Ferdinand Rosanova.
Atlético Boulogne (47): Julian Coronel (13), Lautaro Country (8), Luciano Garderes (9), Franco Pozzi (6), Matthias Lesiw (0); Elias Jara (6), Nicholas Pagez (4), Matthew Brito (1), Federico Mazzonelli (0), Ramiro Gallo (0), Facundo Hileni (0), Federico Luna (0). DT: William Gonzalez.
Partials: 8-15/ 17-8/ 21-15/ 25-9.
Estadio: Sport Center .
Photos: Micaela Olloqui.
