LSB Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Ferro and Juventus post victories

Ferro CS - Salto Uru. 74-68

Ferro CS forced 19 Salto Uru. turnovers. Brazilian power forward Diego Dias Silva (207-1990) nailed 9 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and guard Agustin De Los Santos (189-1999) accounted for 12 points and 8 rebounds. Ferro CS's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Bautista Chiessa (180-2002) came up with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals and Brazilian center Pedro Pecanha (206-1998) added 11 points and 14 rebounds respectively for Salto Uru. in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Ferro CS: C.Angel 17+3reb, D.Los Santos Agustin 12+8reb+1ast, D.los Santos Ramiro 11+2reb+6ast, D.Dias Silva 9+13reb+5ast, C.Andres 7+4reb, M.Lucas 6+5reb
Salto Uru.: K.Nelson 22+3reb+1ast, C.Bautista 22+5reb+4ast, P.Pecanha 11+14reb+3ast, A.Britos 8+4reb, P.Santiago 4+1reb, P.German 1+2reb

Nacional FC - Juventus 54-60

Juventus forced 21 Nacional FC turnovers. Guard Eduardo Taure (186-1984) stepped up and scored 16 points and 9 rebounds for the winners and Colombian forward Diego Altamiranda (201-2001) chipped in 10 points and 15 rebounds. Four Juventus players scored in double figures. Juventus' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American forward Jeremy Ireland (200-1996, college: Elmhurst) responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds and power forward Gaston de los Santos (196-1992) scored 4 points and 9 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Juventus: T.Eduardo 16+9reb+3ast, B.Bruno 14+3reb+3ast, D.Costa Andres 10+6reb, A.Diego 10+15reb+1ast, D.Rosa Bruno 5+4reb+1ast, B.Gaston 3+1reb+2ast
Nacional FC: J.Ireland 18+12reb, M.Agustin 10+1reb+3ast, C.Ignacio 6+4reb+2ast, G.Ramiro 5+2reb, C.Luca 5+7reb+1ast, D.Santos Ivo 4+2reb



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