La Liga Argentina Round 43 (Regular Season): Atenas keep a leadership position

The teams have now bigger motivation at this stage of Regular Season. Every game can be crucial and decide about teams' position at the end of Regular Season. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Atenas as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Atenas defeated 6th ranked Villa S.Martin in Cordoba 66-61. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Villa S.Martin. 28 personal fouls committed by Villa S.Martin helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for power forward Juan Cruz Oberto (200-1997) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. Swingman Jose Montero (193-1995) helped adding 14 points and 4 assists. At the losing side power forward Estefano Simondi (201-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Villa S.Martin's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Villa S.Martin at the other side keeps the sixth place with ten games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game in Cordoba was also worth to mention about. Sixth ranked Villa S.Martin (14-10) played at the court of 7th ranked Barrio Parque (12-13). Villa S.Martin managed to secure a 9-point victory 66-57. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Josh Morris (203-1993, college: UTPB) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds. Alejo Toledo accounted for 18 points. Villa S.Martin's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. point guard Nahuel Buchaillot (178-2000) came up with 20 points for Barrio Parque in the defeat. Villa S.Martin maintains sixth place with 14-10 record. Barrio Parque at the other side dropped to the ninth position with 13 games lost. Villa S.Martin will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Barrio Parque will play on the road against the league's second-placed San Isidro (#2) in San Francisco and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game took place in La Rioja where higher ranked Dep Norte (15-12) was upset on the court of ninth ranked Amancay (12-12) 81-64 on Saturday. Wilfredo Alvarez fired 26 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Lautaro Mare produced 23 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Dep Norte's coach Alejandro Cupulutti tested ten players seeing no chance for a win. Amancay moved-up to eighth place. Loser Dep Norte keeps the fifth position with 12 games lost. Amancay will meet at home higher ranked Suardi (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Dep Norte will have a break next round.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 43: Echague lost to GEPU on the opponent's court 73-88. Pergamino managed to outperform Ciclista in a home game 92-75. Villa Mitre managed to beat Ameghino on the road 81-75. Pico FC crushed Pilar on its own court 84-59. Pergamino was beaten by Racing in Chivilcoy 96-87. Rivadavia destroyed Colon at home 97-64.



GEPU - Echague 88-73

Very expected game in San Luis where 14th ranked Echague (6-18) was defeated by fifth ranked GEPU (15-10) 88-73 on Friday. GEPU outrebounded Echague 34-22 including 29 on the defensive glass. Valentin Costa (182-1999, agency: BIG) fired 14 points and 6 assists for the winners. Jorge Mas chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds. Center Ramiro Trebucq (205-1995) produced 14 points and point guard German Gonzalez (186-1992) added 12 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. GEPU moved-up to fourth place. Echague lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 18 games lost. GEPU will meet at home Colon (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Echague will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
GEPU: M.Jorge 16+6reb+1ast, V.Costa 14+4reb+6ast, I.Cuassolo 11+8reb+2ast, E.Marillan 11+1reb+1ast, J.Godoy 9+3reb, M.Franco 9+3reb+3ast
Echague: R.Trebucq 14+4reb+1ast, G.Gonzalez 12+3reb+4ast, I.Echevarria 11+4reb, P.Bandeo 10+2reb+1ast, M.Francisco 8+1reb+1ast, B.Francisco 6+1reb+1ast

Pergamino - Ciclista 92-75

The game between closely ranked teams ended with eleventh ranked Pergamino's (12-15) home victory over 12th ranked Ciclista (11-15) 92-75 on Friday. Pergamino made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Swingman Federico Gobetti (192-1999) fired 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Forward Juan Martin Bello (200-1999) chipped in 14 points and 7 assists. American power forward Caden Ebeling (201, college: LSSU, agency: Starting 5) produced a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and guard Alejo Britos (187-1994) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Five Pergamino and four Ciclista players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Pergamino have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain eleventh place with 12-15 record. Loser Ciclista dropped to the thirteenth position with 15 games lost. Pergamino will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ciclista will play against the league's second-placed Racing (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Pergamino: B.Levato 17+3reb+1ast, J.Zesati 15+2reb+3ast, G.Federico 15+7reb+4ast, B.Juan Martin 14+3reb+7ast, J.Merchant 11+3reb+5ast, G.Luciano 9+3reb
Ciclista: A.Britos 17+1reb+3ast, C.Ebeling 15+11reb+2ast, A.Pablo 13+2reb+6ast, N.Reynoso 11+7reb+2ast, V.Samuel 9+1reb, A.Matias 7+3reb+1ast

Amancay - Dep Norte 81-64

An interesting game took place in La Rioja where higher ranked Dep Norte (15-12) was upset on the court of ninth ranked Amancay (12-12) 81-64 on Saturday. Wilfredo Alvarez fired 26 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Juan Cognigni (192-1990) chipped in 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Lautaro Mare (196-1998) produced 23 points and 7 rebounds and power forward Conrado Echevarria (195-1998, agency: BIG) added 15 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Dep Norte's coach Alejandro Cupulutti tested ten players seeing no chance for a win. Amancay moved-up to eighth place. Loser Dep Norte keeps the fifth position with 12 games lost. Amancay will meet at home higher ranked Suardi (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Dep Norte will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Amancay: A.Wilfredo 26+8reb+1ast, R.Nicolas 13+4reb, C.Juan 11+5reb+6ast, V.Alejandro 10+6reb, E.Correa 9+3reb+6ast, P.Fabricio 6+2reb+1ast
Dep Norte: L.Mare 23+7reb, C.Echevarria 15+9reb, B.Felipe 10+1reb+3ast, E.Vives 10+3reb+2ast, J.Baeza 3+3reb+3ast, C.Cupulutti 2+5reb+2ast

Barrio Parque - Villa S.Martin 57-66

The game in Cordoba was also worth to mention about. Sixth ranked Villa S.Martin (14-10) played at the court of 7th ranked Barrio Parque (12-13). Villa S.Martin managed to secure a 9-point victory 66-57. Villa S.Martin outrebounded Barrio Parque 46-26 including a 38-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Josh Morris (203-1993, college: UTPB) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds. Chilean swingman Alejo Toledo (194-1980) accounted for 18 points for the winning side. Four Villa S.Martin players scored in double figures. Villa S.Martin's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Point guard Nahuel Buchaillot (178-2000) came up with 20 points and center Joaquin Lallana (217-1996) added 7 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Barrio Parque in the defeat. Villa S.Martin maintains sixth place with 14-10 record. Barrio Parque at the other side dropped to the ninth position with 13 games lost. Villa S.Martin will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Barrio Parque will play on the road against the league's second-placed San Isidro (#2) in San Francisco and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Villa S.Martin: A.Toledo 18+3reb, L.Caceres 13+1reb+5ast, J.Morris 10+10reb+1ast, M.Martin 10+5reb+1ast, F.Ramiro 5+9reb, G.Bruno 5+6reb+1ast
Barrio Parque: B.Nahuel 20+3reb+2ast, L.Blas 9+1ast, J.Lallana 7+6reb, L.Rivata 6+3reb+1ast, B.Valentin 5+2reb, B.Herrera 4+3reb+2ast

Ameghino - Villa Mitre 75-81

Not a big story in a game in Villa Maria where 12th ranked Ameghino (11-14) was defeated by fifth ranked Villa Mitre (17-11) 81-75 on Sunday. Power forward Franco Pennacchiotti (205-1990) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Swingman Alvaro Chervo (193-1999) chipped in 18 points. Power forward Juan Luis Abeiro (200-1988) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and forward Abel Aristimuno (195-1991, agency: BIG) added 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Four Villa Mitre and five Ameghino players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Villa Mitre have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 17-11 record. Loser Ameghino keeps the twelfth position with 14 games lost. Villa Mitre will meet higher ranked Pico FC (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ameghino will play against Dep Viedma (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Villa Mitre: F.Pennacchiotti 22+12reb+3ast, C.Alvaro 18+2reb+3ast, F.Harina 14+4reb+1ast, G.Romero 10+3reb+1ast, J.Bollo 7+3reb, M.Jano 7+3reb+9ast
Ameghino: J.Luis Abeiro 18+11reb+2ast, P.Osores 13, R.Carlos 13+6reb, A.Aristimuno 12+10reb+4ast, A.Juan 11+3reb+6ast, F.Thygesen 4+3reb+1ast

Pico FC - Pilar 84-59

Everything went according to plan in General Pico where fourth ranked Pico FC (17-8) outscored 8th ranked Pilar (13-15) 84-59 on Sunday. Pico FC outrebounded Pilar 43-29 including 32 on the defensive glass. Pico FC looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Felipe Bonfigli fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Power forward Tobias Cravero (197-1999) chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. Five Pico FC players scored in double figures. Pico FC's coach Lisandro De Tomasi felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American center Dishon Lowery (200-1998, college: OKBU) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Jonatan Treise (185-1985) added 10 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Pico FC moved-up to third place. Loser Pilar dropped to the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with H.Americano. Pico FC will meet at home Villa Mitre (#5) in the next round. Pilar will play against Ameghino (#12) in Villa Maria and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Pico FC: B.Felipe 18+16reb+1ast, T.Cravero 17+6reb+2ast, S.Facundo 12+4reb+1ast, P.Manuel 11+4reb+3ast, R.Pelorosso 10+3reb+6ast, Z.Franco 7+5reb+3ast
Pilar: D.Lowery 19+10reb+1ast, J.Treise 10+5ast, N.Bravo 8+1reb+1ast, M.Joaquin 7+6reb, E.Gamboa 5+4reb+2ast, I.Varisco 4+4reb

Racing - Pergamino 96-87

There was no surprise in Chivilcoy where 11th ranked Pergamino (12-15) was defeated by second ranked Racing (22-16) 96-87 on Monday. Racing made 24-of-28 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. Racing outrebounded Pergamino 40-29 including 16 on the offensive glass. Racing looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Power forward Jose Peralta (202-1995) fired 32 points and 8 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) for the winners. Point guard Alejo Barrales (174-1991) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. Swingman Federico Gobetti (192-1999) produced 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and Mexican center Jose Zesati (205-1994) added 17 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Racing and four Pergamino players scored in double figures. Pergamino's coach Julian Pagura let to play eleven players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Racing have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 22-16 record having just sixteen point less than leader Lanus. Loser Pergamino keeps the eleventh position with 15 games lost. Racing will meet Ciclista (#13) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Pergamino will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Racing: J.Peralta 32+8reb, A.Santiago 18+4reb+1ast, S.Norberto 16+8reb+1ast, D.Miguel 14+2reb+5ast, A.Barrales 10+5reb+11ast, L.Ortiz 4+8reb+2ast
Pergamino: B.Juan Martin 19+3reb, J.Zesati 17+8reb+3ast, B.Levato 17+3reb+1ast, G.Federico 17+6reb+5ast, M.Santiago 6+1reb, J.Merchant 5+1ast

Rivadavia - Colon SF 97-64

No shocking result in a game when ninth ranked Rivadavia (13-13) outleveled at home 13th ranked Colon (8-16) 97-64 on Monday. Rivadavia dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Colon SF's 24. Rivadavia looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American forward Ayomide Ajiboye (196-2000, college: Roosevelt) fired 14 points for the winners. Agustin Vergara (196-2001) chipped in 11 points. Four Rivadavia players scored in double figures. Point guard Francisco Fravega (182-1998) produced 11 points and forward Bautista Fernandez (195-2001) added 7 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Rivadavia have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Quilmes MP. Loser Colon SF keeps the thirteenth position with 16 games lost. Rivadavia will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Colon will play against GEPU (#4) in San Luis and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Rivadavia: A.Ajiboye 14+4reb+1ast, L.Tomas 12+1reb+4ast, V.Agustin 11+4reb+3ast, F.Pedano 11+3reb+1ast, A.Alejo 9+4reb+4ast, S.Leonardo 9+1reb+2ast
Colon SF: A.Leon 12+1reb+1ast, F.Francisco 11+4reb+1ast, B.Juan 9+4reb+1ast, F.Joaquin 8+3reb, C.Linares 7+2ast, F.Bautista 7+5reb+2ast

Atenas - Villa S.Martin 66-61

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Atenas as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Atenas defeated 6th ranked Villa S.Martin in Cordoba 66-61. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Villa S.Martin. 28 personal fouls committed by Villa S.Martin helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for power forward Juan Cruz Oberto (200-1997) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 12 rebounds. Swingman Jose Montero (193-1995) helped adding 14 points and 4 assists. At the losing side power forward Estefano Simondi (201-1996) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and Ramiro Frontera scored 9 points and 5 rebounds. Villa S.Martin's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Villa S.Martin at the other side keeps the sixth place with ten games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Atenas: J.Montero 14+2reb+4ast, J.Cruz Oberto 10+12reb, C.Buemo 10+1reb, L.Reyes 9+4reb+4ast, C.Ware 8+5reb, L.Arn 6+5reb+1ast
Villa S.Martin: E.Simondi 17+10reb, F.Ramiro 9+5reb+3ast, J.Morris 8+3reb, L.Caceres 8+2ast, M.Martin 7+1reb+3ast, A.Toledo 5+8reb+1ast