La Liga Proximo Round 37 (Regular Season): La Union lose to Platense

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between third ranked La Union (22-8) and fifth ranked Platense (19-8) was the most important one in the last round on Thursday night. La Union was defeated by Platense in Florida 74-90. Platense outrebounded La Union 41-23 including a 18-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Giovanni Pappalardi who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Joaquin Goncalves contributed with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals for the winners. Paraguayan Hugo Paez (-2005, agency: BIG) answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds for La Union. Platense have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 19-8 record. La Union at the other side keeps the third position with eight games lost. Platense are looking forward to face San Lorenzo (#10) in Almagra in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. La Union will play at home against Independ.O. (#7) and is hoping to win this game.
The game in Olivia supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Regatas (23-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Independ.O. (15-11). Regatas smashed Independ.O. 126-70. Alan Ledesma stepped up and scored 28 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and Viktor Bender chipped in 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side point guard Maximo Benavidez (183-2007) responded with 24 points and 5 rebounds. Independ.O.'s coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Regatas. They keep a position of league leader. Independ.O. lost their third game in a row. They keep the seventh place with 11 games lost. Regatas will play against league's second-placed Instituto in Cordoba in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Independ.O. will play on the road against La Union (#3) in Formosa and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Racing Ch. (13-15) and Penarol (11-17), which took place in Mar del Plata. Higher ranked Racing Ch. lost to fourteenth ranked Penarol in a road game 69-77 on Thursday. Gonzalo Aman nailed 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Penarol's coach Tomas Sirochinsky used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Joaquin Capurro came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for Racing Ch. in the defeat. Penarol moved-up to thirteenth place. Loser Racing Ch. dropped to the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with San Lorenzo. Penarol will meet Boca Jrs. (#17) in the next round. Racing Ch. will play against Union (#14) and hope to secure a win.

Other games in round 37 were not that significant. Obera smashed Olimpico on the road 92-59. Penarol won against San Lorenzo on its own court 72-56. Regatas managed to outperform Atenas in Corrientes 99-88. Platense managed to beat Union at home 93-79. Ferro was defeated by La Union on the opponent's court 85-80.
The most impressive performance of 37th round was 38 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds by Franco Gimenez of La Union.



Independ.O. - Regatas 70-126

The game in Olivia supposed to be also worth to mention about. Second ranked Regatas (23-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Independ.O. (15-11). Regatas smashed Independ.O. 126-70. They outrebounded Independ.O. 43-31 including 29 on the defensive glass. Regatas shot the lights out from three nailing 22 long-distance shots on high 52.4 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Alan Ledesma stepped up and scored 28 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and Viktor Bender (197-2006) chipped in 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Regatas players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Maximo Benavidez (183-2007) responded with 24 points and 5 rebounds and Geronimo Tolosa (193) scored 12 points and 5 rebounds. Independ.O.'s coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Regatas. They keep a position of league leader. Independ.O. lost their third game in a row. They keep the seventh place with 11 games lost. Regatas will play against league's second-placed Instituto in Cordoba in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Independ.O. will play on the road against La Union (#3) in Formosa and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Regatas: M.Sanz 29+2reb, L.Alan 28+5reb+1ast, V.Bender 19+10reb+5ast, L.Exequiel 16+6reb+8ast, M.Benjamin 13+7reb+2ast, O.Ignacio 8+10reb+4ast
Independ.O.: B.Maximo 24+5reb+3ast, T.Geronimo 12+5reb, M.Raniero 12+3reb, G.Elias 5+2reb+2ast, B.Matias 5+2reb+4ast, C.Bautista 4+2reb+1ast

Penarol - Racing Ch. 77-69

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Racing Ch. (13-15) and Penarol (11-17), which took place in Mar del Plata. Higher ranked Racing Ch. lost to fourteenth ranked Penarol in a road game 69-77 on Thursday. Guard Gonzalo Aman (190-2008) nailed 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) accounted for 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Penarol's coach Tomas Sirochinsky used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Joaquin Capurro came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Diego Tonarelli added 19 points respectively for Racing Ch. in the defeat. Four Racing Ch. players scored in double figures. Penarol moved-up to thirteenth place. Loser Racing Ch. dropped to the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with San Lorenzo. Penarol will meet Boca Jrs. (#17) in the next round. Racing Ch. will play against Union (#14) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Penarol: A.Gonzalo 24+7reb+5ast, R.Gian 19+9reb+6ast, T.Martinez 15+3reb+2ast, C.Martin 8+8reb+1ast, S.Tobias 6+5reb+5ast, S.Cid 3
Racing Ch.: T.Diego 19+4reb+1ast, C.Joaquin 15+10reb+4ast, G.Francisco 14+2reb+2ast, T.Delia 10+7reb+4ast, C.Augusto 7+3reb, B.Tiziano 2+1reb

Platense - La Union 90-74

The game between third ranked La Union (22-8) and fifth ranked Platense (19-8) was the most important one in the last round on Thursday night. La Union was defeated by Platense in Florida 74-90. Platense outrebounded La Union 41-23 including a 18-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of Giovanni Pappalardi who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Joaquin Goncalves contributed with a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals for the winners. Paraguayan Hugo Paez (-2005, agency: BIG) answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds and Benjamin Ayala added 20 points in the effort for La Union. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Platense have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 19-8 record. La Union at the other side keeps the third position with eight games lost. Platense are looking forward to face San Lorenzo (#10) in Almagra in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. La Union will play at home against Independ.O. (#7) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Platense: M.Santino 19+8reb+1ast, G.Pappalardi 19+10reb+5ast, J.Goncalves 18+10reb+4ast, B.Vicente 17+3reb+2ast, A.Urbina 12+5reb+6ast, L.Tarelli 3+3reb
La Union: A.Benjamin 20+2reb, H.Paez 14+11reb+3ast, F.Gimenez 13+2reb+6ast, R.Emanuel 12+3reb+1ast, M.Enzo 11+4reb+4ast, N.Nicolas 4+1reb

Olimpico - Obera 59-92

No shocking result in a game when tenth ranked Obera (13-14) crushed bottom-ranked Olimpico (3-24) in La Banda 92-59 on Thursday. Obera outrebounded Olimpico 50-31 including a 44-27 advantage in defensive rebounds. Guard Albano Costa (192-2006) nailed a double-double by scoring 25 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and point guard Milton Mousquere (173-2006) accounted for 22 points and 10 rebounds. Five Obera players scored in double figures. Lautaro Cerioni came up with 7 points and 6 rebounds and guard Ignacio Gonzalez (187-2003) added 13 points respectively for Olimpico in the defeat. Olimpico's coach Jose Maria Gerez already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. The victory was the third consecutive win for Obera. They moved-up to eighth place. Olimpico lost their fourth game in a row. They stay dead last with 24 lost games. Obera will meet at home higher ranked Ferro (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Olimpico will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Obera: C.Albano 25+10reb+3ast, M.Mousquere 22+10reb+3ast, H.Caballero 16+3reb, E.Niebles 12+8reb, S.Andersson 11+10reb+2ast, G.Kinen 4+7reb+2ast
Olimpico: G.Ignacio 13+2reb, M.Maximo 7+2reb+1ast, Z.Nazareno 7+4reb+1ast, C.Lautaro 7+6reb+3ast, T.Juan 6+3reb, P.Martin 5+4reb+1ast

Penarol - San Lorenzo 72-56

There was an upset when higher ranked San Lorenzo (13-15) lost to fourteenth ranked Penarol (11-17) in Mar del Plata 56-72 on Saturday. Point guard Gian Rossi (185-2005) nailed 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and guard Gonzalo Aman (190-2008) accounted for 19 points and 6 rebounds. Penarol's coach Tomas Sirochinsky allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Felipe Fernandez came up with 10 points and 7 rebounds and Valentino Nesci added 7 points and 10 rebounds respectively for San Lorenzo in the defeat. Penarol moved-up to thirteenth place. Loser San Lorenzo dropped to the ninth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Racing Ch.. Penarol will meet Boca Jrs. (#17) in the next round. San Lorenzo will play against Platense (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Penarol: R.Gian 19+5reb+4ast, A.Gonzalo 19+6reb+3ast, T.Martinez 11+2reb+2ast, C.Martin 8+6reb+1ast, S.Tobias 6+7reb+6ast, J.Locatelli 5+1reb+1ast
San Lorenzo: V.Ivan 17+1reb, F.Felipe 10+7reb+3ast, R.Christian 8+5reb+2ast, V.Nesci 7+10reb+2ast, S.Alejo 5+3reb+1ast, C.Francisco 4+3reb+1ast

Atenas - Regatas 88-99

Very predictable result when second ranked Regatas (23-5) won against 18th ranked Atenas (7-19) in Cordoba 99-88 on Friday. Regatas outrebounded Atenas 49-38 including 36 on the defensive glass. Regatas looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Forward Francisco Ferraro (196-2004) nailed 24 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side and power forward Ignacio Ortega (205-2004) accounted for 18 points and 15 rebounds. Forward German Misetich (196-2005) came up with 32 points and Facundo Valfre added 13 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Atenas in the defeat. Four Atenas players scored in double figures. Atenas' coach Lautaro Gonzalez rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the fifth consecutive win for Regatas. They keep a position of league leader. Atenas lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the eighteenth place with 19 games lost. Regatas will meet league's second-placed Instituto in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Atenas will play against Gimnasia (#11) in Comodoro Rivadavia and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Regatas: F.Ferraro 24+9reb+3ast, L.Alan 22+3reb+2ast, O.Ignacio 18+15reb+1ast, J.Ferreyra 10+1reb+3ast, V.Bender 9+14reb+4ast, L.Exequiel 8+6reb+7ast
Atenas: M.German 32+4reb+2ast, G.Matias 15+5reb+3ast, G.Francisco 14+2reb+5ast, V.Facundo 13+10reb+3ast, M.Claudio 7+2reb, M.Mateo 5+6reb+2ast

Platense - Union 93-79

Not a big story in a game when 13th ranked Union (10-15) lost to fifth ranked Platense (19-8) in Florida 79-93 on Friday. Platense dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to Union's 38. They outrebounded Union 45-22 including a 17-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Giovanni Pappalardi nailed a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winning side and forward Santino Mazzucchelli (196-2004) accounted for 20 points and 11 rebounds. Platense's coach Martin De Zan used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Agustin Ferrari (-2005) came up with 20 points and Pablo Spies added 18 points and 4 assists respectively for Union in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The victory was the sixth consecutive win for Platense. They maintain fifth place with 19-8 record. Loser Union dropped to the fourteenth position with 15 games lost. Platense will meet San Lorenzo (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Union will play against Argentino (#16) in Junin and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Platense: G.Pappalardi 23+12reb, M.Santino 20+11reb+2ast, J.Goncalves 17+5reb+3ast, A.Urbina 17+5reb+3ast, B.Vicente 8+2reb+3ast, G.Mariano 3+5reb
Union: F.Agustin 20+3reb+1ast, S.Pablo 18+1reb+4ast, B.Jacquier 16+2reb+2ast, S.Pedro 14+6reb+2ast, M.Tobias 7+3reb+1ast, T.Duvan 2+2reb

La Union - Ferro 85-80

Everything went according to plan when third ranked La Union (22-8) defeated 6th ranked Ferro (18-10) in Formosa 85-80 on Sunday. La Union made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Franco Gimenez (190) nailed a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds for the winning side and Benjamin Ayala accounted for 20 points. Guard Ulises Martorell (198-2006) came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds and Juan Clavell added 21 points respectively for Ferro in the defeat. La Union maintains third place with 22-8 record having just eleven point less than leader Regatas. Loser Ferro keeps the sixth position with ten games lost. La Union will meet at home Independ.O. (#7) in the next round. Ferro will play against Obera and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
La Union: G.Franco 38+10reb+3ast, B.Ayala 20+2reb, T.Gronda 13+2reb+2ast, E.Rodriguez 8+5reb+1ast, E.Maglietti 4+4reb+3ast, N.Noguera 2+8reb+1ast
Ferro: C.Juan 21+4reb+2ast, U.Martorell 19+11reb+3ast, R.Juan 9+4reb, B.Felipe 9+3reb+3ast, J.Camilo 9+5reb, C.Mateo 9+4reb