For the second time in the category, Villa Miter will begin to write a new milestone in the history of its basketball this Sunday, when it begins the finals of the Southern Conference of the Argentine League.
It will be against Racing de Chivilcoy in a best-of-5 series leading to the grand final against the champion of the North, for promotion to the National League. Just last night the final of the other group began: Atenas 89-Sportivo Suardí 63.
The South final begins at 8:30 p.m. (half an hour after the original time, following a request from the Basquet Pass streaming platform) and will take place at the modern Grilón Arena in Chivilcoy.
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The referees will be Alejandro Chiti, Sergio Tarifeño and Maximiliano Cáceres.
La Villa, which finished in 5th place in the regular phase, will once again have a sporting disadvantage against whoever was 2nd. That is to say: this definition will begin with the first two games in Chivilcoy (today and next Tuesday, at 9 p.m.) and will continue at José Martínez with the third on Friday the 31st (at 9 p.m.) and eventual fourth on Sunday, June 2 ( 20.30). If a fifth match is necessary, it will be played on the Racing field on Wednesday, June 5 at 9 p.m.
The Bahia representative, who will simultaneously face the semifinals of the ABB First Division tournament, has a record of 8 wins and 3 losses in the playoffs.
Background
Both teams already had a first contact in the regular phase, when Villa won as a visitor by 80-76 and then Racing won at the Dow Center by 93-76, when the Bahia team had not yet enabled the José Martínez.
In the history of Villa Miter’s participation in the tournament, Racing eliminated it in the quarterfinals of the 2021-22 season.
So far in the 2023-24 season, the Albiceleste is undefeated in the playoffs, after eliminating Pergamino Basket (3-0) in the quarterfinals and then Racing de Avellaneda in the semifinals (3-0).
With a low
The news for today at the venue will be that it will not have one of its most valuable players, center forward Emilio Stucky (12.4 points and top rebounder with 7.4).
He is serving the sanction after the incidents that occurred in the semifinal against Racing de Avellaneda, after which they gave Stucky 4 games and a fine of 500 thousand pesos. In addition, there was a financial fine of 400 thousand pesos to the Chivilcoy club itself and other monetary sanctions of the order of 100 thousand pesos for other players on the same team (Boveri, Alvite, Allub and Mondino).
The campuses
Villa Miter will have on this tour Ignacio Alem (number 4), Gianmarco Reale (5), Jano Martinez (6), Manuel Iglesias (7), Javier Bollo (8), Guillermo Romero (9), Federico Harina (10), Álvaro Chervo (11), Franco Pennacchiotti (12) and Agustín Lozano (13). Coach, Gastón Fernández.
According to official statistics, the most notable in different areas are:
+ Top scorer: Franco Pennacchiotti (19.4 points average).
+ Máximo rebotero: Franco Pennacchiotti (13.1).
+ Maximum assist: Jano Martínez (7.4).
+ Highest rating: Franco Pennacchiotti (25.6).
+ Most minutes: Jano Martínez (34).
Racing has Emmanuel Boveri (2), Nehuen Alvite (3), Jose Antonio Peralta (5), Alejo Barrales (8), Jose Esteban Allub (9), Juan Cruz Conte Grand (10), Luciano Ortiz (13) and Federico De Michael (17), Thomas Allende (20) and James Assum (22). Technician, Diego D’Ambrosio.
They stand out:
+ Top scorer: José Peralta (15.1).
+ Top rebounder: Emilio Stucky (7.4).
+ Top assister: Alejo Barrales (7.0).
+ Highest rating: Alejo Barrales (17.2).
+ Most minutes: Alejo Barrales (29.0).
So far this season, Racing, which became the leader of the Southern Conference during a stretch of the regular phase, had some changes to its squad.
For example, in the second half of last January he added forward Santiago Assum, from Mercedes Communications in the National League.
“La Villa” in the playoffs
A review of Villa Miter’s participation in the Argentine League playoffs, since its participation began in the 2019-20 season:
2019-20: In the season in which Villa Miter began playing in the Argentine League, 2019-20, eliminatory matches were not played as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Tricolor had been 5th in the first phase (divided into subregions) and then 2nd in the general table of the Southern Conference. Their last game of that debut edition was on Friday, March 13, 2020, when they lost to Atenas (Patagones) 86-75 in Monte Hermoso.
2020-21: The Bahiense representative was 2nd in the South and qualified for the quarterfinals, an instance in which they won the series against Ciclista Juninense 2-1, then the semifinal against Estudiantes de Concordia (2-0) and then the conference final against Quilmes from Mar del Plata (2-1). They qualified for the grand final for promotion against the Northern champion, Unión de Santa Fe, who took the glory of promotion to the National League by winning 3-1.
2021-22: Tricolor was 6th overall and played Reclassification, an instance in which they beat Lanús 2-1 (best of 3) and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by Racing de Chivilcoy (3-1, best of 5 ).
2022-23: By finishing 11th in the South positions, for the first time Villa Miter had to play in the play-in, an instance in a match in which they beat Atlético Pilar (77-68). But in the Reclassification he was stopped by Lanús, who won the series leading to the quarterfinals by 2-0.
2023-24: After finishing in 5th place in the regular phase (South zone), the Villa competed in the Reclassification, to rejoin the championship playoffs. In that instance they faced Ciclista Juninense, whom they eliminated 2-1 (best of 3 series) to reach the Conference quarterfinals. In the next instance the rival was Deportivo Viedma, a team that, having been 4th in the qualifying phase, avoided Reclassification. However, the Bahia team struck in game 1 and then secured qualification for the semifinals in their stadium, where they won the series 3-1. A similar dynamic in the semifinal against Lanús, the No. 1 of the regular phase: they “stole” the first at the Antonio Rotilli stadium and then secured the ticket to the final by winning both at the José Martínez (3-1).
2024-05-26 08:04:10
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