The pivot Amadou Sidibé will not continue in the Peñarol team of the National Basketball League. Alejandro Amoedo, president of the “milrayitas” club, assured that In the decision, economic reasons weighed more than sports ones.
“We were not dissatisfied with him. I think he performed according to his ability and also he is a sensational guy. He fit into the group just as well as Al Thornton. But We seek to improve and, at the same time, lower our budget”he claimed.
“I would tell you that the economic reasons weighed more than the sports ones to dismiss him. We are not going through anything very different from recent years, but the truth is that we are super tight with our budget and the variation of any variable forces us to play from all sides”, the president completed.
Amoedo did not rule out that the possible replacement for Sidibé comes from Uruguayan basketball. “The Uruguayan tournament enters a phase in which several teams produce replacements. We still do not have something firm, but it may be that we look for that side, ”he pointed out.
In another order of things, Amoedo assured that surely the contract with power forward Pablo Alderete will be renewed until the end of the season. The inmate from Mar del Plata had signed his bond only until December 31. “It’s a bit weird, but he and we both wanted to see how it all worked out. But there will be no problems to fix. We are very happy with him,” he stated.
The Peñarol squad is licensed and He will return to training on January 2. The intention is that then Sidibé’s replacement is already with the team.
The other foreigner, the notable Al Thornton, decided to stay in Mar del Plata to spend the Holidays.
Peñarol will play again for the National League on Monday, January 9 at the “Islas Malvinas” Sports Center against Quimsa and three days later, on Thursday the 12th, they will host Argentino de Junín.
Then the “milrayitas” team will face two consecutive tours. The first for Buenos Aires: Tuesday 17 vs. San Lorenzo, Thursday 19 vs. Ferro and Saturday 21 vs. Platense.
Next, Peñarol will return to Mar del Plata and then travel northwest to visit Quimsa in Santiago del Estero on January 31 and then Olímpico de La Banda and Riachuelo de La Rioja. However, this last tour is not entirely firm due to the participation of the current runner-up of the competition in the Liga de las Américas. If the 31st game is rescheduled, the other two games would also be postponed.
