LLP Round 1 (Regular Season): Regatas are defeated by Instituto

The Regular Season in La Liga Proximo just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Regatas in Corrientes on Thursday night. Hosts were edged by Instituto 78-76. Instituto made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Instituto outrebounded Regatas 41-25 including a 31-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Lucca Giuliani (198-2007) stepped up and scored 10 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Federico Bustos chipped in 13 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side Viktor Bender (197-2006) responded with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals. Regatas' coach Jose Silveira rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Instituto is looking forward to face Ferro in Buenos Aires in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Regatas will have a break next round.
Important game to mention about took place in Corrientes. Instituto saved a 3-point victory on the road edging San Martin 70-67 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Guard Lucas Andersson (194-2007) nailed 19 points and 4 assists for the winning side and Lautaro Gomez accounted for 14 points. Dante Saettone (-2008) came up with 20 points and 5 rebounds for San Martin in the defeat. Instituto will play against Ferro in Buenos Aires in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. San Martin will play on the road against Argentino in Junin to get more than just one victory in their record.
Very important is a home loss of Argentino against Ferro on Wednesday night. Host Argentino was crushed by Ferro in Junin 82-51. Camilo Jara fired 20 points for the winners. Nicolas Schettino produced 9 points and 11 rebounds for lost side. Argentino's coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Ferro will meet Instituto in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Argentino will play against San Martin and hope to win that game.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 1: Platense destroyed Olimpico on the opponent's court 114-66. Quimsa lost to Platense in a home game 66-78. La Union recorded a loss to Gimnasia on the road 83-84. Lanus defeated Gimnasia on its own court 85-68. Gimnasia lost to undefeated Penarol in Mar del Plata 59-70.



Olimpico - Platense 66-114:
Very expected game in La Banda where Olimpico was crushed by Platense 114-66 on Thursday. Platense dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Olimpico's 34. Platense forced 20 Olimpico turnovers and outrebounded them 53-32 including a 40-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Platense shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 58.3 percentage. Giovanni Pappalardi (-2007) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Paraguayan center Richard Hachen (203-2008) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds. Five Platense players scored in double figures. Francisco Pereyra produced 13 points and Mariano Caceres added 15 points respectively for lost side. Olimpico's coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Platense will meet at home La Union in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Olimpico will play against Atenas and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Olimpico: C.Mariano 15+3reb, M.Maximo 13+1reb+1ast, P.Francisco 13+4reb+1ast, M.Geronimo 9+4reb, C.Jose 6+5reb+1ast, D.Castillo Maximo 5+5reb
Platense: L.Tarelli 21+5reb+1ast, U.Anthoan 19+5reb+7ast, G.Pappalardi 19+11reb+2ast, B.Vicente 17+6reb+2ast, R.Hachen 16+15reb+1ast, G.Joaquin 14+5reb+1ast

Regatas - Instituto 76-78:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Regatas in Corrientes on Thursday night. Hosts were edged by Instituto 78-76. Instituto made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Instituto outrebounded Regatas 41-25 including a 31-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Lucca Giuliani (198-2007) stepped up and scored 10 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Federico Bustos chipped in 13 points and 7 rebounds. Four Instituto players scored in double figures. At the losing side Viktor Bender (197-2006) responded with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals and Alan Ledesma scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Regatas' coach Jose Silveira rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Instituto is looking forward to face Ferro in Buenos Aires in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Regatas will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Regatas: B.Viktor 21+5reb+4ast, A.Ledesma 15+6reb+4ast, E.Lezcano 12+2reb+4ast, A.Joaquin 9+1ast, M.Lautaro 9+3reb, D.Luca 6+4reb
Instituto: F.Bustos 13+7reb, J.Felauto 13+2ast, L.Andersson 12+4reb+2ast, J.Costa 11+8reb+1ast, L.Giuliani 10+9reb+3ast, G.Lautaro 9+6reb

Quimsa - Platense 66-78:
But Quimsa was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Florida 78-66 on Saturday night. Giovanni Pappalardi (-2007) fired a double-double by scoring 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winners. Venezuelan point guard Anthoan Urbina (184-2005) chipped in 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Enzo Roth (192-2009) produced 23 points and 6 rebounds and forward Patricio Cogliati (203-2006) added 13 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Quimsa players scored in double figures. Platense will meet at home La Union in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Quimsa will play against Atenas and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Quimsa: R.Enzo 23+6reb, P.Cogliati 13+12reb+2ast, L.Garcia 12+2reb+3ast, M.Lucio 11+4reb+4ast, L.Francisco 3+4reb+2ast, S.Bogado 2+8reb+1ast
Platense: G.Pappalardi 25+10reb+5ast, U.Anthoan 25+6reb+4ast, G.Joaquin 13+10reb, B.Vicente 7+3reb+4ast, R.Hachen 6+5reb, L.Tarelli 2+3reb

Gimnasia - La Union 84-83:
Not a big story in a game in Comodoro Rivadavia where La Union was edged by Gimnasia CR 84-83 on Sunday. However just one-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Gimnasia forced 19 La Union turnovers. Segundo Lasarte fired 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Natalio Santacroce (177-2006) chipped in 17 points and 6 assists. Gimnasia CR's coach Guido Lombardi used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Facundo Mariano produced a double-double by scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds and Enzo Maglietti added 13 points, 8 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Gimnasia CR will meet Racing Ch. in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. La Union will play against Platense in Florida and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
La Union: M.Facundo 25+11reb, A.Josko 15+5reb+3ast, M.Enzo 13+4reb+8ast, A.Benjamin 10+3reb+1ast, H.Paez 8+6reb, T.Alejandro 7+2reb+3ast
Gimnasia: S.Lasarte 25+6reb+6ast, Y.Dinza 20+6reb, S.Natalio 17+4reb+6ast, C.Melo 14+4reb+1ast, S.Ivanoff 7+3reb+1ast, S.Santacroce 1+4reb

Lanus - Gimnasia 85-68:
There was a small surprise when Lanus beat at home Gimnasia CR 85-68 on Sunday. Joaquin Coria fired 21 points for the winners. Federico Helale chipped in 8 points and 6 rebounds. Lanus' coach Nicolas Tilloy used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Natalio Santacroce (177-2006) produced 21 points and naturalized Italian Gino Balbo (185-2006) added 18 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) respectively for lost side. Lanus will meet at home Obera in the next round. Gimnasia CR will play against Racing Ch. in Chivilcoy and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Gimnasia: N.Santacroce 21+2reb+1ast, G.Balbo 18+1reb+1ast, M.Ciro 13+3reb+2ast, L.Segundo 8+9reb+3ast, I.Santiago 4+3reb+2ast, O.Tiago 3+9reb+2ast
Lanus: J.Coria 21+4reb+1ast, F.Varoni 12+2reb+3ast, J.Estremero 9+6reb+1ast, J.Celiz 9+2reb+3ast, M.Agustin 9+2reb+2ast, F.Helale 8+6reb+3ast

Penarol - Gimnasia 70-59:
There was an upset in Mar del Plata where Gimnasia CR was defeated by Penarol 70-59 on Wednesday. Penarol dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Gimnasia CR's 32. Guard Gonzalo Aman (190-2008) fired 23 points and 4 assists for the winners. Center Martin Chapero (207-2007) chipped in 9 points and 9 rebounds. Penarol's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Segundo Lasarte produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds and Ciro Melo (-2007) added 8 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Penarol will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Gimnasia CR will play against Racing Ch. in Chivilcoy and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Gimnasia: L.Segundo 24+11reb+2ast, A.Benjamin 8+3reb+3ast, M.Ciro 8+11reb+1ast, O.Tiago 6+6reb+1ast, S.Valentin 5, N.Santacroce 5+3reb+1ast
Penarol: A.Gonzalo 23+4reb+4ast, I.Kaluch 10+4reb, P.Stuardo 10+3reb+1ast, C.Martin 9+9reb+2ast, S.Cid 6+2reb+1ast, J.Bulchi 4+8reb

Argentino - Ferro 51-82:
Very important is a home loss of Argentino against Ferro on Wednesday night. Host Argentino was crushed by Ferro in Junin 82-51. Ferro dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Argentino's 36. Ferro forced 24 Argentino turnovers. Camilo Jara fired 20 points for the winners. point guard Tobias Tamagusuku (176-2007) chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Five Ferro players scored in double figures. Nicolas Schettino (198-2005) produced 9 points and 11 rebounds and Franco Capelli (-2007) added 6 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Argentino's coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Ferro will meet Instituto in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Argentino will play against San Martin and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Argentino: S.Francisco 11+3reb+1ast, S.Nicolas 9+11reb, C.Franco 6+7reb+3ast, P.Francisco 6+1reb, C.Jacinto 6+3reb+3ast, E.Santiago 5+2ast
Ferro: C.Jara 20+4reb, J.Bolotchi 13+6reb, T.Tamagusuku 11+6reb+5ast, M.Roman 11+3reb+2ast, M.Ulises 10+5reb, G.Famin 10+7reb+2ast

San Martin - Instituto 67-70:
Important game to mention about took place in Corrientes. Instituto saved a 3-point victory on the road edging San Martin 70-67 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Instituto dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to San Martin's 32. Instituto forced 21 San Martin turnovers. Guard Lucas Andersson (194-2007) nailed 19 points and 4 assists for the winning side and Uruguayan center Lautaro Gomez (198-2008) accounted for 14 points. Dante Saettone (-2008) came up with 20 points and 5 rebounds and Valentino Saucedo added 14 points respectively for San Martin in the defeat. Four San Martin players scored in double figures. Instituto will play against Ferro in Buenos Aires in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. San Martin will play on the road against Argentino in Junin to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
San Martin: D.Saettone 20+5reb+3ast, V.Saucedo 14+2reb+2ast, F.Matias 11+4reb, G.Juan 10+1reb+1ast, A.Franco 5+9reb+3ast, J.Mascaro 5+1reb+3ast
Instituto: L.Andersson 19+4reb+4ast, G.Lautaro 14+4reb+3ast, J.Costa 10+3reb+1ast, S.Frontera 8+5reb, F.Bustos 8+8reb+1ast, J.Felauto 5+3reb+2ast