La Liga Proximo Round 47 (Regular Season): Obras lose to San Lorenzo

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between third ranked Obras (27-6) and ninth ranked San Lorenzo (18-17) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Obras was defeated by San Lorenzo in a tough game in Buenos Aires 72-77. Ivan Villarroel orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points. Valentino Nesci contributed with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. San Lorenzo's coach Juan Veira used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Luka Garcia answered with 21 points and 4 steals for Obras. San Lorenzo moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Racing Ch. Obras at the other side keeps the third position with six games lost.
LDB top team - Instituto (30-5) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Quimsa (16-19) in Cordoba 88-67. It was a great evening for Lucas Andersson who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 4 assists. Juan Aguilar helped adding 15 points and 7 rebounds. Instituto's coach Ignacio Giambartolomei felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Romeo Amprimo responded with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Instituto have an impressive series of fifteen victories in a row. They maintain first place with 30-5 record. Quimsa at the other side keeps the eleventh position with 19 games lost.
The game in Chivilcoy was also quite interesting. Second ranked Regatas (29-7) played at the court of 8th ranked Racing Ch. (18-17). Regatas managed to secure a 4-point victory 69-65 on Friday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Racing Ch.. It was an exceptional evening for Francisco Ferraro who led the winners and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Tomas Delia came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for Racing Ch. in the defeat. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Regatas. They maintain second place with 29-7 record having just twelve point less than leader Instituto. Loser Racing Ch. keeps the eighth position with 17 games lost. They share it with San Lorenzo.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 47: Penarol was smashed by Obera on the road 91-60. La Union won against Atenas on its own court 76-65. San Martin managed to outperform Platense in Corrientes 87-82. Independ.O. was rolled over Quimsa at home 65-90. Atenas was defeated by Obera on the opponent's court 90-82. Union beat San Martin in a home game 81-73. Regatas destroyed Argentino on the road 90-68. Gimnasia managed to outperform Argentino on its own court 79-66. Ferro managed to beat Penarol in Buenos Aires 64-60.



Instituto - Quimsa 88-67

LDB top team - Instituto (30-5) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed eleventh ranked Quimsa (16-19) in Cordoba 88-67. Instituto forced 25 Quimsa turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. It was a great evening for Lucas Andersson who led his team to a victory scoring 17 points and 4 assists. Juan Aguilar helped adding 15 points and 7 rebounds. Five Instituto players scored in double figures. Instituto's coach Ignacio Giambartolomei felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Romeo Amprimo responded with 18 points and 6 rebounds and Sebastian Castillo scored 14 points and 9 rebounds. Instituto have an impressive series of fifteen victories in a row. They maintain first place with 30-5 record. Quimsa at the other side keeps the eleventh position with 19 games lost.
Top scorers:
Quimsa: R.Amprimo 18+6reb+3ast, C.Sebastian 14+9reb+1ast, P.Cogliati 13+6reb+2ast, S.Bogado 9+9reb, M.Lucio 9+3reb+1ast, R.Enzo 4+1reb+2ast
Instituto: L.Andersson 17+3reb+4ast, J.Aguilar 15+7reb+2ast, B.Corsi 14+1reb+2ast, F.Grasso 10+2reb+2ast, L.Giuliani 10+6reb+4ast, J.Caicedo 10+4reb+2ast

Obera - Penarol 91-60

No shocking result in a game when seventh ranked Obera (20-16) crushed at home 13th ranked Penarol (13-23) 91-60 on Thursday. Obera had a 40-28 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Penarol's players. It was an exceptional evening for guard Albano Costa (192-2006) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 30 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Colombian point guard Edwin Niebles (178-2005) accounted for 18 points and 27 rebounds for the winning side. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Gonzalo Aman (190-2008) came up with 21 points and 7 rebounds and Santiago Cid added 11 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Penarol in the defeat. The victory was the third consecutive win for Obera. They maintain seventh place with 20-16 record. Penarol lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the fourteenth position with 23 games lost.
Top scorers:
Penarol: G.Aman 21+7reb+3ast, C.Santiago 11+7reb, C.Ceferino 7+1reb, M.Chapero 6+10reb, B.Joaquin 5+6reb+3ast, K.Ignacio 5+1reb+1ast
Obera: C.Albano 30+6reb+10ast, E.Niebles 18+27reb+1ast, M.Mousquere 13+4reb+6ast, M.Kruger 9+1reb, H.Caballero 8+1reb, L.Da 5+1ast

Racing Ch. - Regatas 65-69

The game in Chivilcoy was also quite interesting. Second ranked Regatas (29-7) played at the court of 8th ranked Racing Ch. (18-17). Regatas managed to secure a 4-point victory 69-65 on Friday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Racing Ch.. They outrebounded Racing Ch. 52-40 including 41 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for forward Francisco Ferraro (196-2004) who led the winners and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Benjamin Marco (186-2005) accounted for 9 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Tomas Delia came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and Francisco Gonzalez added 18 points respectively for Racing Ch. in the defeat. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Regatas. They maintain second place with 29-7 record having just twelve point less than leader Instituto. Loser Racing Ch. keeps the eighth position with 17 games lost. They share it with San Lorenzo.
Top scorers:
Racing Ch.: T.Delia 19+14reb+5ast, G.Francisco 18+2reb+3ast, C.Augusto 13+7reb+1ast, T.Diego 7+4reb+3ast, S.Felipe 4+4reb, C.Simon 2+8reb+2ast
Regatas: F.Ferraro 17+7reb, O.Ignacio 14+8reb+1ast, L.Alan 12+9reb+1ast, M.Benjamin 9+9reb+5ast, M.Sanz 9+2reb+1ast, V.Bender 6+11reb+3ast

La Union - Atenas 76-65

Very expected game when 16th ranked Atenas (11-25) lost to fourth ranked La Union (27-9) in Formosa 65-76 on Friday. It was an exceptional evening for Franco Gimenez (190) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds. Thiago Gronda accounted for 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. La Union's coach Felix Medina used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Benjamin Imaz came up with 17 points and 8 rebounds and Tiago Tomatis added 16 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Atenas in the defeat. La Union maintains fourth place with 27-9 record. Atenas lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the sixteenth position with 25 games lost.
Top scorers:
Atenas: I.Benjamin 17+8reb+2ast, T.Tiago 16+10reb, M.German 13+7reb+1ast, G.Matias 7+8reb+5ast, F.Juan 7+7reb, G.Francisco 3+1reb+1ast
La Union: G.Franco 24+11reb+3ast, T.Gronda 11+5reb+5ast, M.Augusto 11+5reb+2ast, P.Hugo 8+8reb, E.Maglietti 7+4reb+1ast, B.Ayala 6+2reb

Platense - San Martin 82-87

There was a surprise result when fifteenth ranked San Martin (12-23) won against higher ranked Platense (22-13) in Florida 87-82 on Friday. It was an exceptional evening for Dominican center Leonel Nunez (206-2004) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Guard Tadeo Laphitzborde (185, college: Mayville St.) accounted for 25 points for the winning side. Forward Santino Mazzucchelli (196-2004) came up with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 15 rebounds and Venezuelan point guard Anthoan Urbina (183-2005) added 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Platense in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Platense's coach Martin De Zan tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. San Martin maintains fifteenth place with 12-23 record. Loser Platense keeps the sixth position with 13 games lost.
Top scorers:
Platense: S.Mazzucchelli 32+15reb+1ast, U.Anthoan 20+5reb+4ast, G.Joaquin 14+8reb+4ast, M.Goicoechea 11+3reb+1ast, T.Luca 5+3reb+1ast, C.Valentino 0+2reb+1ast
San Martin: D.Saettone 26+1reb, T.Laphitzborde 25+2reb+1ast, N.Leonel 18+11reb, G.Pertile 14+7reb+4ast, M.Fernandez 2+3reb+1ast, F.Aguerre 2+7reb+5ast

Independ.O. - Quimsa 65-90

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 10th ranked Independ.O. (17-18) was outscored by eleventh ranked Quimsa (16-19) in Olivia 90-65 on Saturday. Quimsa dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Independ.O.'s 22 and made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for Paraguayan forward Sebastian Bogado (206-2007) who led the winners and scored 22 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Patricio Cogliati (203-2006) accounted for 19 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. point guard Maximo Benavidez (183-2007) came up with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Elias Garcia added 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Independ.O. in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Quimsa maintains eleventh place with 16-19 record. Independ.O. lost their third game in a row. They keep the tenth position with 18 games lost.
Top scorers:
Independ.O.: B.Maximo 16+7reb+4ast, D.Facundo 13+3reb, G.Elias 10+7reb+4ast, M.Raniero 10+3reb+2ast, C.Hurtado 9+8reb, G.Rocco 5+6reb
Quimsa: B.Sebastian 22+8reb+1ast, A.Romeo 19+6reb+2ast, C.Patricio 19+10reb+2ast, L.Mantovani 16+6reb+3ast, P.Ignacio 5+4reb+3ast, S.Castillo 4+5reb+1ast

Obera - Atenas 90-82

Everything went according to plan when seventh ranked Obera (20-16) defeated at home 16th ranked Atenas (11-25) 90-82 on Sunday. Obera outrebounded Atenas 45-28 including a 32-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Obera looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Colombian point guard Edwin Niebles (178-2005) who led the winners and scored 28 points and 25 rebounds. Guard Albano Costa (192-2006) accounted for 29 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the winning side. Tiago Tomatis came up with 25 points and forward German Misetich (196-2005) added 19 points respectively for Atenas in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The victory was the third consecutive win for Obera. They maintain seventh place with 20-16 record. Atenas lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the sixteenth position with 25 games lost.
Top scorers:
Atenas: T.Tiago 25+2reb+1ast, M.German 19+4reb+3ast, V.Facundo 16+7reb, I.Benjamin 10+6reb+4ast, O.Santiago 6+3reb+1ast, G.Francisco 3+1reb+1ast
Obera: C.Albano 29+6reb+8ast, E.Niebles 28+25reb, H.Caballero 11+1ast, M.Mousquere 10+2reb+9ast, A.Nagel 7+1reb, M.Kruger 3+1reb

Union - San Martin 81-73

Everything could happen in Santa Fe at the game between two tied teams. Both fourteenth ranked Union and 15th ranked San Martin had identical 12-22 record. This time Union used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Corrientes 81-73 on Sunday night. Strangely San Martin outrebounded Union 50-25 including a 35-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Agustin Ferrari (-2005) who led the winners and scored 24 points. Pablo Spies accounted for 21 points for the winning side. Union's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Tadeo Laphitzborde (185, college: Mayville St.) came up with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Franco Aguerre (201-2007) added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively for San Martin in the defeat. Union (13-22) moved-up to thirteenth place. Loser San Martin keeps the fifteenth position with 23 games lost.
Top scorers:
San Martin: L.Tadeo 18+5reb+4ast, A.Franco 17+7reb+1ast, L.Nunez 15+7reb, S.Dante 9+6reb, F.Matias 6+6reb+1ast, V.Saucedo 4+4reb+1ast
Union: A.Ferrari 24+3reb+3ast, P.Spies 21+2reb+3ast, J.Benjamin 17+1reb+2ast, T.Medina 6+9reb+1ast, S.Castrodeza 4+1reb, F.Yanotti 4+3reb+1ast

Argentino - Regatas 68-90

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Regatas (29-7) crushed 17th ranked Argentino (9-27) in Junin 90-68 on Sunday. Regatas outrebounded Argentino 45-33 including 40 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for guard Benjamin Marco (186-2005) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Juan Ferreyra (185-2003) accounted for 20 points for the winning side. Five Regatas players scored in double figures. Santiago Estellez came up with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and Chilean Dylan Perez (191-2005) added 17 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Argentino in the defeat. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Regatas. They maintain second place with 29-7 record having just twelve point less than leader Instituto. Argentino lost their eighth game in a row. They keep the seventeenth position with 27 games lost.
Top scorers:
Argentino: E.Santiago 21+6reb+5ast, P.Dylan 17+6reb+1ast, S.Francisco 14+6reb+2ast, D.Lautaro 5+1reb+2ast, S.Nicolas 4+4reb, C.Franco 3+1reb
Regatas: J.Ferreyra 20+3reb+2ast, L.Alan 14+8reb+2ast, M.Benjamin 12+16reb+4ast, V.Bender 12+4reb+2ast, M.Sanz 10+2reb+3ast, F.Ferraro 9+2reb

Gimnasia - Argentino 79-66

Very expected game when 17th ranked Argentino (9-27) lost to twelfth ranked Gimnasia CR (15-20) in Comodoro Rivadavia 66-79 on Friday. It was an exceptional evening for Venezuelan power forward Jesus Centeno (205-2006) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 9 rebounds. Guard Valentino Ayala (190-2005) accounted for 16 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Gimnasia CR's coach used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Nicolas Schettino came up with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 20 rebounds and Chilean Dylan Perez (191-2005) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Argentino in the defeat. Four Argentino players scored in double figures. Gimnasia maintains twelfth place with 15-20 record. Argentino lost their eighth game in a row. They keep the seventeenth position with 27 games lost.
Top scorers:
Argentino: S.Nicolas 18+20reb+1ast, S.Francisco 15+2reb+2ast, P.Dylan 15+6reb+2ast, D.Prinzio Piero 11+1reb+3ast, L.Simon 5+5reb, B.Santiago 2+2reb+1ast
Gimnasia: C.Jesus 18+9reb+2ast, N.Santacroce 17+1reb+2ast, V.Ayala 16+4reb+4ast, J.Salas 8+6reb+1ast, S.Dias 7+2reb+2ast, S.Ivanoff 4+2reb

Penarol - Ferro 60-64

Very predictable result when fifth ranked Ferro (24-12) won against 13th ranked Penarol (13-23) in Mar del Plata 64-60 on Saturday. Ferro forced 19 Penarol turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for Juan Clavell who led the winners and scored 18 points. Juan Ryzwaniuk (-2005) accounted for 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Guard Gonzalo Aman (190-2008) came up with 20 points and 6 rebounds and Tobias Sirochinsky (-2006) added 12 points and 7 assists respectively for Penarol in the defeat. Penarol's coach Tomas Sirochinsky tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. The victory was the third consecutive win for Ferro. They maintain fifth place with 24-12 record. Penarol lost their third game in a row. They dropped to the fourteenth position with 23 games lost.
Top scorers:
Penarol: G.Aman 20+6reb+3ast, T.Sirochinsky 12+4reb+7ast, M.Teo 9+9reb+1ast, M.Chapero 9+3reb+2ast, L.Andres 6+6reb, K.Ignacio 2+4reb+1ast
Ferro: J.Clavell 18+4reb+2ast, C.Jara 14+4reb+1ast, J.Ryzwaniuk 13+9reb+1ast, J.Bolotchi 6+1reb+1ast, M.Roman 6+7reb+2ast, M.Ulises 4+10reb+1ast

Obras - San Lorenzo 72-77

The game between third ranked Obras (27-6) and ninth ranked San Lorenzo (18-17) was the most important one in the last round on Saturday night. Obras was defeated by San Lorenzo in a tough game in Buenos Aires 72-77. Ivan Villarroel orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points. Valentino Nesci contributed with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. San Lorenzo's coach Juan Veira used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Luka Garcia answered with 21 points and 4 steals and power forward Valentino Finetti (204-2005) added 12 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Obras. San Lorenzo moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Racing Ch. Obras at the other side keeps the third position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Obras: G.Luka 21+4reb+3ast, J.Lopez 14+2reb, V.Finetti 12+8reb+1ast, E.Torrens 9+1reb+1ast, J.Joaquin 7+2reb, K.Matias 4+9reb+1ast
San Lorenzo: I.Villarroel 24+3reb+1ast, N.Valentino 15+10reb+3ast, J.Actis 13+4reb+9ast, S.Tallade 9+7reb, A.Sanchez 6+2reb, P.Arias 4+1reb