LDD Round 4 (Regular Season): Union lose to lower ranked Platense

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Round 4 most important game was a victory of Platense over higher ranked Union 58-51 on Tuesday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Union. Worth to mention a great performance of Venezuelan Henyerberth Mata (201-2005) who helped to win the game recording 7 points and 17 rebounds. Santino Mazzucchelli contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Ulises Gonzalez (-2005) replied with 10 points and 9 rebounds for Union. Union's coach Marcos Chechele rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory Platense went down to ninth position due to points difference. Union at the other side dropped to the fifth place with two games lost. Platense will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Union will play on the road against San Martin (#18) in Corrientes and is hoping to win this game.
Argentino's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after two consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked Penarol (2-4) 74-61. Worth to mention a great performance of Piero Di Prinzio who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 5 rebounds and Lucio Dominici who added 10 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Argentino's coach Julio Mazzaro used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Argentino (1-2) left bottom position moving up to fourteenth place, which they share with Zarate. Penarol at the other side dropped to the tenth position with four games lost. Argentino will play against higher ranked Quimsa (#12) in Santiago del Estero in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Penarol will have a break next round.
Riachuelo's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after one consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as they outplayed much higher ranked Boca Jrs (4-3) 88-69 on Monday. The winners were led by Jeremias Barco who scored that evening 26 points and 9 rebounds. Riachuelo LR's coach Gonzalo Castillo let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 19 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists by Fidel Cifuentes did not help to save the game for Boca Jrs.. Riachuelo (1-1) left bottom position moving up to twelfth place, which they share with Quimsa. Loser Boca Jrs dropped to the third position with three games lost. Riachuelo will meet higher ranked Obras (#4) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Boca Jrs. will have a break next round.

Other games in round 4 were not that significant. Winless Gimnasia lost to undefeated Obera on the road 62-87. Zarate lost to Penarol on its own court 76-81. Ferro managed to outperform Platense in Buenos Aires 72-71. Boca Jrs. managed to beat Penarol at home 87-84.



Argentino - Penarol 74-61

Argentino's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after two consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked Penarol (2-4) 74-61. Argentino outrebounded Penarol 46-34 including 34 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Piero Di Prinzio who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 5 rebounds and Lucio Dominici who added 10 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. Four Argentino players scored in double figures. Argentino's coach Julio Mazzaro used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists and power forward Martin Chapero (205-2007) scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Argentino (1-2) left bottom position moving up to fourteenth place, which they share with Zarate. Penarol at the other side dropped to the tenth position with four games lost. Argentino will play against higher ranked Quimsa (#12) in Santiago del Estero in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Penarol will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Argentino: P.Di Prinzio 15+5reb+3ast, F.Suarez 14+3reb, M.Caporaletti 14+4reb+1ast, L.Dominici 10+10reb, S.Capelli 9+3reb+3ast, N.Schettino 6+5reb
Penarol: G.Rossi 15+11reb+5ast, J.Caumo 13+1reb+2ast, M.Chapero 10+5reb+2ast, T.Martinez 9+6reb+1ast, E.Corroto 7+2reb, G.Aman 7+5reb

Riachuelo LR - Boca Jrs. 88-69

Riachuelo's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after one consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as they outplayed much higher ranked Boca Jrs (4-3) 88-69 on Monday. The winners were led by guard Jeremias Barco (-2005) who scored that evening 26 points and 9 rebounds and guard Mateo Corso (185-2003) supported him with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Riachuelo LR's coach Gonzalo Castillo let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 19 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists by Fidel Cifuentes did not help to save the game for Boca Jrs.. Guard Tiago Drocezesky (193-2005) added 21 points and 5 assists for lost side. Four Boca Jrs. players scored in double figures. Riachuelo (1-1) left bottom position moving up to twelfth place, which they share with Quimsa. Loser Boca Jrs dropped to the third position with three games lost. Riachuelo will meet higher ranked Obras (#4) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Boca Jrs. will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Riachuelo LR: J.Barco 26+9reb+3ast, M.Corso 18+7reb+6ast, M.Caceres 8+6reb+3ast, L.Trigo 7+1reb+2ast, J.Aguilar 6+6reb, M.Pica 5+3reb+2ast
Boca Jrs.: T.Drocezesky 21+2reb+5ast, F.Cifuentes 19+16reb+4ast, L.Garcia 12+11reb, M.Torriani 10+8reb+4ast, L.Urquiza 7+4reb, I.Corrado 0+5reb

Obera - Gimnasia 87-62

No shocking result in a game when top-ranked Obera (2-0) crushed at home bottom-ranked Gimnasia CR (0-3) 87-62 on Tuesday. Obera forced 19 Gimnasia turnovers and outrebounded them 51-32 including a 40-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. The winners were led by Colombian point guard Edwin Niebles (178-2005) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 17 points and 23 rebounds and Spanish forward Tobias Reizner (203, college: Truman St.) supported him with 15 points and 6 rebounds. Five Obera players scored in double figures. Coach Lucas Gornatti's team had such big advantage that he gave the chance to play for all 12 players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 28 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals by Uruguayan guard Thomas Araujo (192-2004) did not help to save the game for Gimnasia. Guard Jose Copesky (184-2006) added 14 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Obera moved-up to sixth place. Defending champion Gimnasia still closes the standings with three games lost. Obera will meet league's second-placed Regatas in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Gimnasia will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Obera: E.Niebles 17+23reb+1ast, T.Reizner 15+6reb+3ast, M.Mousquere 14+4reb+5ast, M.Acevedo 13+6reb+2ast, H.Caballero 13+3reb+3ast, M.Koziarski 7+3ast
Gimnasia: T.Araujo 28+12reb+5ast, J.Copesky 14+8reb+3ast, V.Ayala 10+8reb+2ast, S.Santacroce 5+2ast, N.Santacroce 5+1reb, M.Dato 0

Union - Platense 51-58

Round 4 most important game was a victory of Platense over higher ranked Union 58-51 on Tuesday night. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Union. Worth to mention a great performance of Venezuelan Henyerberth Mata (201-2005) who helped to win the game recording 7 points and 17 rebounds. Santino Mazzucchelli contributed with 16 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Ulises Gonzalez (-2005) replied with 10 points and 9 rebounds and Lucas Peralta (-2005) added 6 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Union. Union's coach Marcos Chechele rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Despite that victory Platense went down to ninth position due to points difference. Union at the other side dropped to the fifth place with two games lost. Platense will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Union will play on the road against San Martin (#18) in Corrientes and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Platense: S.Mazzucchelli 16+5reb+1ast, M.Jara 13+2reb+2ast, M.Goicoechea 10+3reb+1ast, J.Goncalves 7+1reb+2ast, H.Mata 7+17reb+3ast, L.Montero 3+2reb+1ast
Union: U.Gonzalez 10+9reb+1ast, M.Cagliero 7+3reb+2ast, L.Peralta 6+6reb+2ast, L.Pascual 5+6reb, F.Chamorro 5+3reb+1ast, L.Antoniazzi 5+2reb

Zarate - Penarol 76-81

Rather expected game when 12th ranked Zarate (1-2) lost at home to ninth ranked Penarol (2-4) 81-76 on Wednesday. The winners were led by point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) who scored that evening 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and guard Joaquin Caumo (180-2008) supported him with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Even a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds by Jose Ruiz did not help to save the game for Zarate. Mateo Ceci added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Despite that victory Penarol went down to tenth position due to points difference. Loser Zarate dropped to the fourteenth place with two games lost. They share the position with Argentino. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Penarol: G.Rossi 24+5reb+6ast, J.Caumo 17+7reb+2ast, T.Martinez 11+6reb, G.Aman 10+5reb+2ast, M.Framiaan 9+5reb+3ast, M.Chapero 5+6reb
Zarate: M.Ceci 15+7reb+6ast, J.Ruiz 15+13reb+1ast, G.Sciamanna 15+4reb+4ast, F.Del Do 11+9reb+1ast, F.Zawadski 8+3reb, F.Bonelli 5

Platense - Ferro 71-72

There was a surprise result when fourteenth ranked Ferro (2-2) edged higher ranked Platense (2-3) in Florida 72-71 on Saturday. The winners were led by guard Camilo Rodriguez (187-2006) who scored that evening 20 points and Tobias Flossi supported him with 13 points and 5 rebounds. Ferro's coach Jonathan Laino used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Even a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds by Venezuelan Henyerberth Mata (201-2005) did not help to save the game for Platense. Joaquin Goncalves added 14 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. Four Platense players scored in double figures. Ferro moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Instituto. Loser Platense dropped to the ninth position with three games lost. Ferro will meet at home San Lorenzo (#17) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Platense will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Ferro: C.Rodriguez 20+2reb, T.Flossi 13+5reb+1ast, F.Wolinsky 9+1reb+1ast, F.Bensimon 9+1reb+3ast, J.Ryzwaniuk 4+4reb, M.Gonzalez 4+4reb+3ast
Platense: M.Jara 18+1reb+4ast, H.Mata 16+13reb, S.Mazzucchelli 15+3reb+2ast, J.Goncalves 14+10reb+3ast, A.Grippo 3+2reb+5ast, M.Goicoechea 3+1reb+1ast

Boca Jrs. - Penarol 87-84

Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked Penarol (2-4) was edged by fifth ranked Boca Jrs (4-3) in Buenos Aires 87-84 on Friday. However just three-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. The winners were led by forward Tiziano Prome (201-2005) who scored that evening 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Tiago Drocezesky (193-2005) supported him with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Boca Jrs' coach Gianluca Brignardello used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Even 23 points and 6 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) by point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) did not help to save the game for Penarol. Gonzalo Aman added 19 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Four Penarol players scored in double figures. Boca Jrs. moved-up to third place. Loser Penarol dropped to the tenth position with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Boca Jrs.: T.Prome 25+5reb+4ast, M.Torriani 23+5reb+1ast, T.Drocezesky 23+5reb+4ast, F.Cifuentes 4+7reb+1ast, S.Galuzo 4+1ast, M.Stachiotti 4+2reb
Penarol: G.Rossi 23+4reb+6ast, G.Aman 19+5reb+1ast, M.Framiaan 17+3ast, T.Martinez 13+9reb+2ast, J.Caumo 6+3reb, M.Chapero 6+7reb