La Liga Proximo Round 4 (Regular Season): Instituto defeat Boca Jrs. in the closest game of the week

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 4 in the LDB took place in Cordoba. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Boca Jrs (2-2) to top-ranked Instituto (4-0) 69-67 on Tuesday evening. Instituto forced 21 Boca Jrs. turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and who added 16 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Instituto's coach Ignacio Giambartolomei used entire bench in such tough game. At the losing side guard Tiago Drocezesky (193-2005) responded with 26 points and 7 rebounds. Instituto have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record. Boca Jrs. at the other side dropped to the eighth place with two games lost. They share the position with Regatas. Instituto are looking forward to face Penarol (#12) in Mar del Plata in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Boca Jrs. will play on the road against Atenas (#13) in Cordoba and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Important game to mention about took place in Obera. Top-ranked La Union (3-0) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging bottom-ranked Obera (0-2) 75-74 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. The winners were led by who scored that evening 23 points and 4 assists and Franco Gimenez supported him with 24 points and 4 steals. Even 21 points by Maximo Koziarski did not help to save the game for Obera. Obera's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. La Union have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 3-0 record having just two point less than leader Instituto, which they share with Obras. Obera at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. La Union will play against Union (#15) in Santa Fe in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Obera will play at home against Union and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Racing Ch. has registered their first victory this season after two consecutive losses. The win is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked Atenas (1-3) 84-72 on Monday. Joaquin Capurro fired 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals for the winners. Racing Ch.'s coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tiago Tomatis produced 23 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Racing Ch. (1-2) left bottom position moving up to eleventh place. It was Atenas' third loss in a row. They keep the twelfth position with three games lost. They share it with Quimsa and Penarol. Racing Ch. will meet at home higher ranked Obras (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Atenas will play against Boca Jrs. (#8) and hope to win that game.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 4: Quimsa lost to Obras on the opponent's court 57-76. Penarol managed to outperform Quimsa in a home game 71-68. Olimpico lost to Obras on the road 55-118. Argentino defeated Atenas on its own court 75-71.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 25 points and 5 steals by Benjamin Imaz of Atenas.



Obras - Quimsa 76-57

Very expected game in Buenos Aires where 12th ranked Quimsa (1-3) was crushed by top-ranked Obras (3-0) 76-57 on Monday. Point guard Juan Respaud (190-2005) fired 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Power forward Valentino Finetti (204-2005) chipped in 11 points. Obras' coach let to play all 12 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Facundo Peralta (186) produced 19 points and 6 rebounds and Romeo Amprimo added 7 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Obras have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with La Union. Loser Quimsa keeps the twelfth position with three games lost. They share it with Atenas and Penarol. Obras will meet Argentino (#5) in the next round. Quimsa will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Obras: V.Finetti 11+4reb+2ast, K.Matias 11+1reb+1ast, J.Respaud 10+6reb+2ast, K.Nicolas 9+4reb+2ast, C.Joaquin 8+2reb+5ast, C.Franco 8+7reb+1ast
Quimsa: F.Peralta 19+6reb+2ast, S.Bogado 10+3reb+4ast, R.Amprimo 7+10reb+2ast, S.Ian 6+1reb, N.Gonzalez 5+5reb, I.Pizarro 5+7reb+1ast

Racing Ch. - Atenas 84-72

Racing Ch. has registered their first victory this season after two consecutive losses. The win is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked Atenas (1-3) 84-72 on Monday. Racing Ch. looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. fired 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals for the winners. chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks. Four Racing Ch. players scored in double figures. Racing Ch.'s coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. point guard Juan Respaud (190-2005) produced 23 points and 5 rebounds and power forward Valentino Finetti (204-2005) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Racing Ch. (1-2) left bottom position moving up to eleventh place. It was Atenas' third loss in a row. They keep the twelfth position with three games lost. They share it with Quimsa and Penarol. Racing Ch. will meet at home higher ranked Obras (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Atenas will play against Boca Jrs. (#8) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Racing Ch.: G.Francisco 15+1reb+2ast, T.Diego 14+5reb+2ast, C.Joaquin 13+8reb+6ast, S.Felipe 11+7reb, S.Alvaro 9+4ast, T.Delia 6+8reb+5ast
Atenas: T.Tiago 23+5reb+1ast, M.German 13+4reb+2ast, I.Benjamin 10+8reb+2ast, M.Jeronimo 9+7reb+2ast, G.Matias 6+2reb+3ast, G.Francisco 6+4reb+1ast

Instituto - Boca Jrs. 69-67

The most exciting game of round 4 in the LDB took place in Cordoba. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Boca Jrs (2-2) to top-ranked Instituto (4-0) 69-67 on Tuesday evening. Instituto forced 21 Boca Jrs. turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and who added 16 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Instituto's coach Ignacio Giambartolomei used entire bench in such tough game. At the losing side guard Tiago Drocezesky (193-2005) responded with 26 points and 7 rebounds and Octavio Donzino scored 9 points and 8 rebounds. Instituto have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record. Boca Jrs. at the other side dropped to the eighth place with two games lost. They share the position with Regatas. Instituto are looking forward to face Penarol (#12) in Mar del Plata in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Boca Jrs. will play on the road against Atenas (#13) in Cordoba and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Instituto: A.Lucas 17+5reb+4ast, G.Lucca 16+5reb+1ast, C.Jerson 15+6reb, G.Jeronimo 7+2reb, M.Julian 5+1reb, G.Santiago 2
Boca Jrs.: T.Drocezesky 26+7reb+2ast, F.Mateo 13+5reb+2ast, I.Drocezesky 9+3reb+3ast, D.Octavio 9+8reb+3ast, M.Gabriel 6+3reb+1ast, E.Juarez 3+2reb+1ast

Penarol - Quimsa 71-68

There was a surprise result in Mar del Plata where eighteenth ranked Penarol (1-3) edged higher ranked Quimsa (1-3) 71-68 on Tuesday. Point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) fired 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Power forward Martin Chapero (205-2007) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 17 rebounds. Penarol's coach Tomas Sirochinsky allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Romeo Amprimo produced 19 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists and guard Facundo Peralta (186) added 12 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Four Quimsa players scored in double figures. Penarol left bottom position moving up to twelfth place, which they share with Quimsa and Atenas. Penarol will meet at home league's leader Instituto in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Quimsa will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Penarol: G.Rossi 22+6reb+4ast, G.Aman 20+2reb+5ast, M.Chapero 12+17reb, M.Teo 8+7reb+3ast, T.Sirochinsky 5+7reb+4ast, C.Santiago 3
Quimsa: R.Amprimo 19+8reb+8ast, F.Peralta 12+4reb+5ast, I.Pizarro 12+5reb+3ast, P.Cogliati 12+8reb+1ast, S.Bogado 6, C.Sebastian 4+5reb

Obras - Olimpico 118-55

Not a big story in a game in Buenos Aires where bottom-ranked Olimpico (0-3) was rolled over by top-ranked Obras (3-0) 118-55 on Wednesday. Obras dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Olimpico's 42. Obras forced 21 Olimpico turnovers and outrebounded them 52-24 including a 19-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Obras looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Olimpico's players. Power forward Valentino Finetti (204-2005) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Joaquin Lopez (205-2005) chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. Five Obras players scored in double figures. Obras' coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) produced 14 points and power forward Martin Chapero (205-2007) added 9 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Obras have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with La Union. Loser Olimpico still closes the standings with three games lost. They share the position with San Martin. Obras will meet Argentino (#5) in the next round. Olimpico will play against Gimnasia (#10) in Comodoro Rivadavia and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Obras: G.Luka 21+2reb+2ast, V.Finetti 18+10reb+3ast, J.Lopez 17+6reb+3ast, S.Felipe 14+2reb+1ast, C.Franco 14+7reb+2ast, T.Elias 10+5reb+4ast
Olimpico: C.Jose 14+4reb+2ast, G.Jose 10+3reb+1ast, M.Hernan 9+5reb, C.Lautaro 6+2reb+2ast, B.Jeremias 6+1reb, S.Lautaro 4+5reb+2ast

Obera - La Union 74-75

Important game to mention about took place in Obera. Top-ranked La Union (3-0) saved a 1-point victory on the road edging bottom-ranked Obera (0-2) 75-74 on Wednesday evening. Guest team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. Strangely Obera outrebounded La Union 46-29 including a 34-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. The winners were led by who scored that evening 23 points and 4 assists and Franco Gimenez (190) supported him with 24 points and 4 steals. Even 21 points by Maximo Koziarski did not help to save the game for Obera. added 13 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. Four Obera players scored in double figures. Obera's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. La Union have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 3-0 record having just two point less than leader Instituto, which they share with Obras. Obera at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. La Union will play against Union (#15) in Santa Fe in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Obera will play at home against Union and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
La Union: F.Gimenez 24+2reb+2ast, G.Thiago 23+3reb+4ast, A.Moresco 9+3reb+2ast, R.Emanuel 7+8reb, H.Paez 6+1reb, P.Marcelo 3+3reb
Obera: K.Maximo 21+4reb, N.Edwin 13+10reb, M.Milton 10+6reb+4ast, D.Sinigoj 10+7reb+1ast, B.Jordan 6+6reb, A.Costa 6+6reb+3ast

Argentino - Atenas 75-71

Everything went according to plan in Junin where tenth ranked Argentino (2-1) beat 12th ranked Atenas (1-3) 75-71 on Wednesday. fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. chipped in 25 points and 5 rebounds. Argentino's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Power forward Valentino Finetti (204-2005) produced 28 points and 6 rebounds and Joaquin Lopez (205-2005) added 25 points and 5 steals respectively for lost side. Argentino moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Ferro and San Lorenzo. Atenas lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with three games lost. They share it with Quimsa and Penarol. Argentino will meet at home higher ranked Obras (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Atenas will play against Boca Jrs. (#8) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Argentino: B.Santiago 25+5reb+1ast, C.Martino 18+12reb+1ast, C.Franco 10+2reb, S.Francisco 9+6reb+2ast, A.Juan 7+4reb+3ast, C.Juan 4+1reb+2ast
Atenas: T.Tiago 28+6reb+3ast, I.Benjamin 25+3reb+3ast, V.Facundo 10+8reb, M.Jeronimo 6+4reb+2ast, F.Juan 2+6reb+2ast, G.Matias 0+4reb+1ast