La Liga Nacional opens a new week of fixtures on Monday night with two matches as Boca Juniors hosts La Unión and Gimnasia y Esgrima welcomes Oberá, according to reports from laliganacional.com.ar.
Boca Juniors returns to La Bombonerita at 20:00 local time (UTC-3) to face La Unión, broadcast live on Baskettv. Officials Pablo Estevez, Ezequiel Macías, and Raúl Lorenzo will manage the floor at the Luis Conde arena in Buenos Aires.
laliganacional.com.ar reported that Boca enters the matchup with a 24-11 historical advantage over La Unión across 35 Liga Nacional meetings. The Xeneize have won seven of the last ten encounters against the Formosa side.
Boca enters the contest following a 90-63 win over San Martín de Corrientes, where the team shot 15-of-29 from beyond the arc for a 51% success rate. That victory pushed Boca to a 4-3 record and seventh place in the league table.
La Unión arrives in Buenos Aires holding a 2-2 record after defeating Argentino de Junín 75-57. The Formosa club has not won an away fixture against Boca since November 1, 2022, when they secured a 78-71 victory powered by 20 points from Thomas Cooper.
In Comodoro Rivadavia, Gimnasia y Esgrima hosts Oberá at 20:30 local time at the Socios Fundadores stadium. Referees Oscar Brítez, Alejandro Zanabone, and José Domínguez will officiate the game, which is also available on Baskettv.
laliganacional.com.ar noted that Gimnasia holds an 8-4 lead in the historical head-to-head series against Oberá. The Mens Sana sit third in the standings with an 8-2 record following a three-game sweep in Córdoba.
Gimnasia’s recent road trip featured tight wins over Atenas (79-76), Instituto (58-57), and a 77-76 overtime victory against Independiente. Carlos Rivero led the effort with 14 points and 22 rebounds in their last outing.
Oberá stands 13th in the league with a 2-2 record after defeating Argentino 98-84 in Misiones. Agustín Brocal paced the attack with 22 points, hitting six of ten three-point attempts.
Agustín Cáffaro leads La Liga Nacional in valuation with 22.7 credits per game, alongside 13.6 points and 7.6 rebounds for his club, according to laliganacional.com.ar.
Gimnasia’s Carlos Rivero ranks second in the league with 9 rebounds per contest while leading the competition in offensive boards at 3.5 per game. Teammate Anyelo Cisneros has averaged 21.5 in valuation, 16 points, and 9 rebounds since returning to the lineup.
On the defensive side, Alexis Elsener leads the league in steals with an average of 3 per match.
