Until the last two minutes of the hot classic between Partizan and Red Star for the Euroleague before a crowd, Luca Vildoza had eight points and five assists, but also the handle of his team.
With the result down by four points (71-64), the point guard from Mar del Plata felt it was time to appear. Then he nailed a 3-pointer to bring his team within one; and in the next offensive, another! to equalize the duel at 73. There were two key triples in just 35 seconds and dead time of the locals.
From there there was a mark well above Luca, each team missed the following possessions until Vildoza had control of the last 12 seconds of the game. And he did what you see in the video: facing the hoop until gathering marks to assist his side in driving and scoring at Red Star, the Serbian Nemanja Nedovic, who nailed the triple from the corner and unleashed the madness of the handful of visitors who came to the temple of the Partizan.
76-73 and the first clásico in the history of the Euroleague for Estrella, and once again Luca appears, as he did ten days ago in the duel for the Adriatic League in the midst of a hostile climate.
The base of our Selection signed this list: 14 points (with 4 of 5 doubles, 2 of 6 triples), 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals in 28 minutes. Impressive!
Luca’s Full Match: On Fire
Thus, Red Star achieved five wins in a row, reached a 6-6 record and climbed to 11th place in the Euroleague table. Their next rival will be Zalgiris from Lithuania -Tuesday 13 in Belgrade-, a key match to enter the Playoffs positions.
The Serbian team is one victory away from definitively entering the conversation among the powerful in Europe. There is still a long way to go, it is true – the competition system is all against all, so there is still more than half of the regular season to go – and there is no difference between 12 or 13 of the 18 teams.
Postscript: next week it will be defined if Facundo Campazzo reaches Red Star after passing through the NBA.
