With a clear dominance throughout the match, Racing beat Sportivo Pilar 75-62, as a visitor, for the Metropolitan League semifinal and after seven years they will play a final again. The definition will be before El Talar.
Seeking to take the next step in this great path that is reaping, the academic basketball came to Pilar in search of a new illusion: to get back into a final after seven years of absence. That time, when the series was played to the best of three matches, he lost to Ramos Mejía 1-2. Now Racing seeks to crown the year in a big way.
Both came to this duel undefeated. Sportivo Pilar, after a good regular phase and with a favorable difference in the coefficient, had the local status in all the mata-mata matches. However, the Academy, only in the round of 16 was able to assert its locality, since in the quarterfinals and the semifinals it had to do it outside of Avellaneda.
With a good defense in the first half, which caused losses in handling the ball and forced uncomfortable shots, those led by Fernando Rosanova made the opponent’s attack uncomfortable. Meanwhile, on the offensive side, the internal duo expanded in the paint and with the outside shots by Nicolás Remolina they made a notable difference in the score to go up 38-25 at halftime.
In the plugin, the local team came out to narrow the gap on the scoreboard but Matías Núñez’s match was close to perfection on both sides of the field. That, added to the interventions of Fabricio Caamaño and Mariano Martorelli from the bench, maintained the distance on the scoreboard by 55-38. Sportivo Pilar, in his house and with his people, did not want to give in for a moment. They fought inch by inch but the academic breath that fell from the balconies of the stadium sustained Racing, which closed the night with a 75-62 victory.
After several years, Racing is once again among the two best metropolitan teams. Now, in the absence of a schedule and venue that will be confirmed during the week, it will be measured against El Talar to define who will win the trophy.
Synthesis
Racing (75): Remolina, 17; Perez, 7; Fabiano, 9; Fernandez,11; Nunez,16 (FI). Caamaño, 6; Martorelli, 9; Magellan, 0; Strangis, 0. Ogallar and Colagiovanni did not enter. DT: Fernando Rosanova
Sportsman Pilar (65): Ruiz, 20; Sanchez, 12; Revello, 12; Rodriguez, 5; Casacchia, 6 (FI). Corrado, 3; Palloti, 4; Mendoza, 0; Rosemary, 0. Oscariz and Almiron did not enter. DT: Sebastian Silva
Partial: 21-16, 38-25 y 55-48.
