La Liga Proximo Round 5 (Regular Season): Obera win their first game

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Obera can celebrate their first win this season after two consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Union (0-2) 85-67 on Monday. The best player for the winners was who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. chipped in 16 points and 11 rebounds. Obera's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Agustin Ferrari produced 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the guests. Obera (1-2) left bottom position moving up to eleventh place. Union at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. Obera will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Union will play at home against Racing Ch. (#13) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Undefeated leader Instituto delivered the fifth consecutive victory. This time they crushed 11th ranked Penarol (1-4) 69-44 in Mar del Plata. orchestrated the victory by scoring 10 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Jerson Caicedo contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) answered with 20 points and 4 assists for Penarol. Penarol's coach Tomas Sirochinsky gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Instituto have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Obras. Penarol at the other side dropped to the fourteenth position with four games lost. They share it with Atenas. Instituto will play against Platense (#8) in Florida in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Penarol will have a break next round.
Leader Gimnasia CR blasted bottom-ranked Olimpico (0-4) in Comodoro Rivadavia 86-53 on Friday evening keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. Olimpico is still unable to win any game. Jose Copesky stepped up and scored 23 points for the winners. Gimnasia CR's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Gonzalo Ballarin responded with 14 points and 7 rebounds. Gimnasia (2-0) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Platense. Loser Olimpico still closes the standings with four games lost. Gimnasia will meet at home higher ranked La Union (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Olimpico will play against Atenas (#14) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.

Other games of round 5 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Boca Jrs. defeated Atenas in Buenos Aires 67-65. Racing Ch. lost to undefeated Obras at home 56-66. Winless Union lost to undefeated La Union on the opponent's court 87-93. San Lorenzo managed to outperform San Martin in a home game 73-59. Obras rolled over Argentino on the road 85-52. Ferro defeated San Martin on its own court 79-78.
The best stats of 5th round was 23 points and 7 rebounds by Geronimo Ramallo of San Martin.



Gimnasia - Olimpico 86-53

Leader Gimnasia CR blasted bottom-ranked Olimpico (0-4) in Comodoro Rivadavia 86-53 on Friday evening keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. Olimpico is still unable to win any game. Gimnasia dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Olimpico's 28. Gimnasia forced 21 Olimpico turnovers. Point guard Jose Copesky (184-2006) stepped up and scored 23 points for the winners and chipped in 17 points. Gimnasia CR's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. responded with 14 points and 7 rebounds and Lautaro Stancampiano scored 12 points. Gimnasia (2-0) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Platense. Loser Olimpico still closes the standings with four games lost. Gimnasia will meet at home higher ranked La Union (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Olimpico will play against Atenas (#14) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Gimnasia: J.Copesky 23+4reb+1ast, S.Natalio 17+4reb, D.Simon 11+5reb+1ast, M.Ciro 9+3reb+4ast, J.Centeno 7+6reb+2ast, A.Valentino 6+6reb+3ast
Olimpico: B.Gonzalo 14+7reb, S.Lautaro 12+4reb+3ast, M.Hernan 8+5reb+1ast, C.Lautaro 6+6reb+3ast, B.Jeremias 5+8reb+3ast, G.Jose 4+2reb+1ast

Atenas - Boca Jrs. 65-67

There was no surprise in Cordoba where 13th ranked Atenas (1-4) was edged by eighth ranked Boca Jrs (3-2) 67-65 on Friday. Guard Tiago Drocezesky (193-2005) stepped up and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and chipped in 10 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. point guard Jose Copesky (184-2006) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds and Tiago Tomatis scored 22 points and 6 rebounds. Boca Jrs. moved-up to sixth place. Atenas lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the fourteenth position with four games lost. They share it with Penarol. Boca Jrs. will meet at home higher ranked La Union (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Atenas will play against Olimpico (#18) in La Banda and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Boca Jrs.: T.Drocezesky 22+7reb+3ast, E.Juarez 10+3reb, D.Octavio 10+9reb+5ast, F.Mateo 9+5reb+2ast, U.Lucio 6+3reb+1ast, I.Drocezesky 5+8reb
Atenas: T.Tiago 22+6reb, I.Benjamin 20+10reb+2ast, G.Francisco 10+2reb+2ast, V.Facundo 8+6reb, M.Jeronimo 3+11reb+3ast, G.Matias 2+2reb+5ast

Racing Ch. - Obras 56-66

No shocking result in a game in Chivilcoy where leader Obras (5-0) defeated 11th ranked Racing Ch. (1-3) 66-56 on Saturday. Obras outrebounded Racing Ch. 55-43 including 40 on the defensive glass. Point guard Juan Respaud (190-2005) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and Joaquin Lopez (205-2005) chipped in 18 points and 5 rebounds. Tomas Delia responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 15 rebounds and produced a double-double by scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. Racing Ch.'s coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Obras have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Instituto. Loser Racing Ch. dropped to the twelfth place with three games lost. They share the position with Quimsa. Obras will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Racing Ch. will play against Union (#17) in Santa Fe and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Obras: J.Lopez 18+5reb+1ast, C.Joaquin 12+4reb+1ast, J.Respaud 11+10reb+4ast, C.Franco 9+9reb, G.Luka 6+4reb+1ast, V.Finetti 5+3reb+3ast
Racing Ch.: T.Delia 17+15reb, C.Joaquin 13+5reb+4ast, T.Diego 11+11reb+1ast, G.Francisco 6+4reb+3ast, S.Felipe 5+4reb, S.Alvaro 2+1reb+2ast

La Union - Union 93-87

Very expected game in Formosa where bottom-ranked Union (0-2) was defeated by leader La Union (4-0) 93-87 on Saturday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Franco Gimenez (190) stepped up and scored 27 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Augusto Moresco chipped in 21 points and 9 rebounds. point guard Juan Respaud (190-2005) responded with 32 points and Lucas Peralta (-2005) scored 15 points and 5 assists. Union's coach rotated seventeen players in this game, but that didn't help. La Union have a solid series of four victories in a row. Despite that victory La Union went down to third position due to points difference. Loser Union still closes the standings with two games lost. La Union will meet Boca Jrs. (#6) in the next round. Union will play against Racing Ch. (#13) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
La Union: F.Gimenez 27+6reb+2ast, A.Moresco 21+9reb, G.Thiago 17+3reb+3ast, M.Enzo 8+1reb+1ast, R.Emanuel 7+7reb, A.Benjamin 6+1reb+1ast
Union: F.Agustin 32+4reb+1ast, L.Peralta 15+4reb+5ast, A.Segundo 14+5reb+3ast, S.Pedro 7+5reb, S.Pablo 6+3reb+3ast, P.Tomas 5+2reb+1ast

San Lorenzo - San Martin 73-59

Very predictable result in Almagra where ninth ranked San Lorenzo (3-1) beat bottom-ranked San Martin (0-5) 73-59 on Sunday. San Lorenzo dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to San Martin's 30. San Lorenzo forced 20 San Martin turnovers. stepped up and scored 13 points and 5 assists for the winners and chipped in 20 points. San Lorenzo's coach Juan Veira allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Franco Gimenez (190) responded with 24 points and 4 assists and Augusto Moresco scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. San Lorenzo moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Ferro. Loser San Martin still closes the standings with five games lost. San Lorenzo will meet Independ.O. (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. San Martin will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
San Lorenzo: V.Ivan 20+2ast, A.Joaquin 13+4reb+5ast, S.Alejo 8+3reb+2ast, V.Nesci 8+9reb+1ast, F.Felipe 7+2reb+1ast, T.Santiago 6+3reb+1ast
San Martin: R.Mateo 24+2reb+4ast, R.Geronimo 13+9reb+1ast, L.Nunez 11+11reb+1ast, A.Franco 6+5reb+2ast, B.Geronimo 3+2reb+4ast, V.Saucedo 2+4reb

Penarol - Instituto 44-69

Undefeated leader Instituto delivered the fifth consecutive victory. This time they crushed 11th ranked Penarol (1-4) 69-44 in Mar del Plata. Instituto dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Penarol's 26. They outrebounded Penarol 40-23 including a 36-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Instituto players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Penarol's players. orchestrated the victory by scoring 10 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. contributed with 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) answered with 20 points and 4 assists and power forward Martin Chapero (205-2007) added 6 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Penarol. Penarol's coach Tomas Sirochinsky gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Instituto have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record, which they share with Obras. Penarol at the other side dropped to the fourteenth position with four games lost. They share it with Atenas. Instituto will play against Platense (#8) in Florida in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Penarol will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Instituto: G.Jeronimo 12+2reb+2ast, C.Jerson 12+8reb, A.Juan 11+5reb, G.Lucca 10+9reb+5ast, C.Bautista 8+5reb+4ast, L.Salvetti 8+3reb+7ast
Penarol: G.Rossi 20+3reb+4ast, G.Aman 8+2reb+1ast, M.Chapero 6+6reb, M.Teo 6+3reb+1ast, C.Santiago 3+4reb, S.Alejo 1+3reb

Obera - Union 85-67

Obera can celebrate their first win this season after two consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Union (0-2) 85-67 on Monday. The best player for the winners was who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Five Obera players scored in double figures. Obera's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Agustin Ferrari produced 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and Fabricio Gomez added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Obera (1-2) left bottom position moving up to eleventh place. Union at the other side still closes the standings with two games lost. Obera will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Union will play at home against Racing Ch. (#13) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Obera: R.Tobias 20+10reb+1ast, N.Edwin 16+11reb+1ast, D.Sinigoj 16+7reb+4ast, K.Maximo 11+2reb+3ast, A.Costa 11+6reb+2ast, M.Milton 8+2reb+3ast
Union: F.Agustin 18+9reb+6ast, G.Fabricio 15+7reb+4ast, L.Peralta 11+10reb+2ast, A.Segundo 9+1reb+1ast, P.Tomas 6+2reb, S.Pablo 5+1reb+1ast

Argentino - Obras 52-85

Not a big story in a game in Junin where 8th ranked Argentino (2-2) was outplayed by leader Obras (5-0) 85-52 on Monday. Obras well out of reach of Argentino shooting 96.9 percent from the field. They shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 100.0 percentage. Point guard Juan Respaud (190-2005) stepped up and scored 25 points (perfect behind the arc making all five shots) for the winners and power forward Valentino Finetti (204-2005) chipped in 14 points. responded with 16 points (perfect from the field making all six shots) and scored 14 points (perfect from the field making all six shots). Argentino's coach already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Obras have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Instituto. Loser Argentino dropped to the ninth place with two games lost. They share the position with Regatas. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Obras: J.Respaud 25+3ast, V.Finetti 14+2ast, C.Joaquin 13, C.Franco 9, T.Elias 7+2reb, E.Juan 6
Argentino: B.Santiago 16+1ast, C.Martino 14+1ast, C.Juan 5, C.Franco 5, S.Francisco 3+3ast, E.Santiago 3+2ast

Ferro - San Martin 79-78

Everything went according to plan in Buenos Aires where ninth ranked Ferro (3-1) edged bottom-ranked San Martin (0-5) 79-78 on Monday. However just one-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Ferro forced 26 San Martin turnovers. stepped up and scored 31 points for the winners and chipped in 10 points and 4 assists. Ferro's coach Juan Di Gilio let to play all 12 players in such tough game. point guard Juan Respaud (190-2005) responded with 23 points and 7 rebounds and Dominican center Leonel Nunez (206-2004) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four San Martin players scored in double figures. Ferro have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with San Lorenzo. Loser San Martin still closes the standings with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Ferro: R.Camilo 31+3reb+1ast, G.Martin 10+1reb+4ast, M.Roman 7+1reb+1ast, B.Felipe 6+3reb+5ast, R.Juan 6+3reb, U.Martorell 5+1reb
San Martin: R.Geronimo 23+7reb+2ast, R.Mateo 18+1reb+2ast, L.Nunez 13+8reb+1ast, V.Saucedo 12+3reb, A.Franco 8+7reb, B.Geronimo 2+1reb