Boca Juniors secured a 76-74 victory over Brasilia Basquete on Friday at the Coliseo Universidad de Medellín in Colombia, opening the Group F quarterfinals of the Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol with a tense win, DeporTV reported.
Agustín Barreiro led the Argentine side with 18 points and six rebotes, while José Vildoza added 16 units, six rebotes, and four asistencias. Francisco Cáffaro contributed a double-double of ten puntos and ten rebotes, according to DeporTV.
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The victory puts Nicolás Casalánguida’s squad in a strong position within Group F as they chase one of the two available spots for the Final Four. Boca had to overcome a slow start that left them trailing 39-29 at halftime, before turning the tide with a 26-15 third quarter, as reported by DeporTV.
Tomás Monacchi converted two foul shots to push the Xeneize ahead 76-71 with 21 seconds remaining on the clock, according to FIBA coverage.
Augusto Leao answered with a three-pointer to narrow the gap for the Brazilian team, but Brasilia did not capitalize on its final opportunity and Boca secured the win, as detailed by FIBA.
“El equipo argentino tuvo que trabajar para revertir un desarrollo adverso,” said the club’s broadcast analysis regarding the hard-fought comeback.
Boca shares the Group F lead with Flamengo, which also won its opening fixture against host team Paisas, according to FIBA. The top two teams from the group advance to the Final Four tournament scheduled for December 5 and 6.
Boca will face Paisas on Saturday in Medellín, before closing out group play against Flamengo on Sunday, as confirmed by DeporTV.
Augusto Leao and Jeantal Cylla finished with 17 points each for the capital side, while Kevin Crescenzi contributed 14 points and Martín Fernández added 12 points and eight rebotes.
Flamengo defeated Paisas after holding a 46-40 halftime lead and utilizing a 31-19 third-period surge to reach a 77-59 scoreline before taking the final quarter 27-12. Yago Santos recorded 26 points, including 7 of 11 on three-pointers, alongside four asistencias for the Rio de Janeiro club, supported by Álex Negrete with 15 points, Ruan Miranda with 14 points and ten rebotes, and Emanuel Fernandes with 13 points.
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