This Monday, the Villa Mercedes team began training with a view to the 2023 Federal League. The “Azurro” showed its reinforcements and local values on the field. The competition, historic for the city, will begin the last week of January.
The turn of the year usually brings new hopes and projects, and Alberdi decided not to waste time in view of his historic participation in the Federal Basketball League. January 2 will be marked on the calendar as the presentation on the field for the first time of the team led by the local Santiago Turriin official debut as head coach.
Turri takes over with a more than promising resume, and with his heart in the club that saw him born and formed. As an assistant, Santiago arrives with a successful performance in Titanes de Barranquilla (Colombia). Internationally, he was also part of the Santos de San Luis Potosí, Abejas de Guanajuato, both in Mexico, and Deportes Castro de Chile. In Argentina, his experience led him to be part of the remembered promotion with Mercedes Communications to the National League, and he was part of the teams of Unión de Santa Fe, Huracán de Trelew, Hindú, Banda Norte, among others. In the bank he will be accompanied by Alan Hill as an assistant, from the Spanish Society, and Leandro Quiroga in the physical preparation, with present in the first of the “Azurra”.
Among the new faces, Alberdi presents reinforcements with achievements and experience in the promotion categories of national basketball, with a mix of local players.
the puntano Augustine Mas Delfino 25 years old, comes from Jáchal, an Argentine League team, where he resigned his contract excited to take Alberdi to the top. He played for Estudiantes de Concordia, Rivadavia, Rocamora, GEPU, Sportivo Escobar, Hindu de Resistencia, and Atenas de Córdoba. Maximilian Rios The 41-year-old from San Nicolás can play as a point guard or shooting guard and is perhaps one of the names that generates the most enthusiasm in this new squad. He debuted in 1997 in the National League with Regatas de San Nicolás. He went through Clayton State University of Georgia, Boxing Club of the Patagonian League, Wiltz of Luxembourg, Belgrano de San Nicolás, Cyclist Juninense, Spanish Association of Charata, Rosario Central, Temperley de Rosario, El Dorado, Quilmes de Mar del Plata, Sarmiento de Resistance, Alianza de Viedma, Salta Basket, Jáchal, Zarate Básquet. He comes from a good season in Macabi de Mendoza.
Pedro Amorosa 27-year-old power forward from San Justo and Jonathan Thorp, a 31-year-old power forward from Esquel will bring wisdom in the category with experiences in different teams in the country. ignacio farias and Francisco Imaz, both natives of Río Cuarto who work as a base, will bring freshness to the team, both with national filming since they come from playing in Bigua de Neuquén and Montmartre respectively. To these names is added Fabrizio Gentile a Sub 23 from Wilde who comes from playing the pre-federal tournament in Capital.
Provincial and local values are fundamental in the relationship that the cast will have in the Federal League with its public, and that is why names like point guard Santiago Costa from GEPU in San Luis appear, and that of Thiago Stefani 19-year-old born sportingly in Alberdi and who comes from Club Sportivo Realicó.
The “Azurra” youth players participated in the first training session: Lorenzo Vitta, Álvaro Gutiérrez, y Lautaro Gutierrez; the top player Facundo Romeroand the experienced club will join Federico Cardini y Marcelo Veres.
It should be noted that the category requires 4 older players in the rooster, 2 U23, 4 U21, and 2 U19. The Alberdi Club will begin its participation the last week of January, integrating the Cuyo conference, so far with teams like Amancay, Facundo, Rioja Juniors, and Club Atlético Riojano, all from La Rioja.
Note and photos: Press Secretary of Sports.
