Players, leadership and coaching staff of Petrolero will toast at the end of the year parties for the title achieved in the Pre-Federal basketball. And the celebration is well founded, because it not only generates pride indoors but also deserves applause from others.
Not long ago, the debts that remained of the Argentine League put the name of the club on the national level with a negative connotation. That situation was not denied and, on the contrary, it ended up being reversed with a championship process.
The trophy won in the final at Centro Español initialed a fantastic job, which was built from lowest to highest with Sergio Bellandi as coach and maker of a great team. In the preview of the final, DT himself had told this medium: ” We don’t want Petro to be badly spoken of as has already happened. This is an impressive club. ”
And so it is. The joint work on and off the court was reflected in the results, because after being third in his area, Petro won every game in the playoffs.
” It was all very nice. I’m still very happy, I’m not down yet. The team was tremendous. The tournament we did, the playoffs we played. We got a 6-0 that nobody expected, not even we. We meet as a team at the right time. We won well and now we enjoy that Petro is champion. ” Rio Negro declared Santiago Frola, base of the team and one of the great players in the area despite his youth.
After a tight victory in the first game, the second comparison was clearly favorable to the winner, who came forward in the second quarter and maintained a considerable difference until the end. It was not easy, but the Matador did it thanks to Matías Carneglia, his team’s top scorer with 23 points.
As in every triumph, Petro distributed the scoring and Juan Ávila (16) along with Pablo Pérez (13) joined the harvest. On the other hand, Lisandro Gómez Quintero (24) and Facundo Troncoso (21) confirmed their enormous performance in the contest, although they were at the door of the great goal.
” There were two very tough games. From the tactical point of view, we try to prevent Mario and Charly (Sepúlveda) from having their moment with three-point shots. We seek to attack the low post to wear down and try to stop the runs of Licha (Gómez Quintero) who is a tremendous player. We try to be intense on defense and run forward, ” Frola explained.
At the same time, Petro’s driver commented that ” We were aware that it was a final and it would also depend on emotions and moments, more than tactics at certain times. We knew how to be prepared. ”
Looking ahead, the institution has a more than interesting base and both the leaders and the technician want to support it with a view to the Federal. “For the club it is a very big clean and jerk. They communicated with everyone, they showed that they want us to come back, that the team remains because it is the idea of Checho (Bellandi). I still don’t know what I’m going to do individually, I’m enjoying the championship. ” Frola finished.
El Matador always gave the feeling of being a team, both on and off the pitch. By choice and by the characteristics of its players, vertigo was a hallmark of a group of talented players who combined impudence, intelligence and execution.
