The “Patriota” was superior to Independiente and defeated it 96-71 in the Tucuman classic of Barrio Sur. Matías Acosta from Chaco was the scorer of the match with 19 units.
Belgrano CyD took the first test in his debut in the Federal League and surpassed it by far after defeating Independiente in the Barrio Sur classic by 96-71. The locals rounded off 40 good minutes, although they had some potholes where their rival took advantage of the weaknesses.
The first quarter started with the “B” up with a partial 10-4 but the “Rojo” matched it after the stoppage per minute and a partial of 0-6 after the return to the game. Ignacio Palavecino was important in putting together the game and contributing points, Belgrano, meanwhile, did not give rise to second chances by taking charge of the defensive rebounds, many of them in the hands of Gastón Naranjo, and the entry of Matías González gave several points.
At the close of the first half the difference was 15 (45-30) for the locals, but in the opening minutes of the third quarter a 2-10 blast put Luciano Sarán’s team only 7 units behind. A minute requested by Mario Vildoza stopped that momentum and his team recovered some of the advantage to go up by 10 in the last period. Lorenzo Jarma’s hoop was opened and he began to add together with Emiliano Maldonado, Palavecino who dedicated himself to distributing the game disappeared.
For the final 10 minutes, Belgrano showed a great collective game that made many of his players add personal units, so 6 of them reached double figures and Matías Acosta from Chaco was able to add the 19 points that awarded him as the scorer of the match. .
“In the first half, anxiety played against us, we didn’t know what to expect from the other side either and we had low effectiveness, but in the second half we changed the chip; we got it going by playing as a team and defending”, analyzed Nicolás Kalalo, the point guard from Belgrano who closed the night with 11 points.
SYNTHESIS
Belgrano C&D (96): Nicolás Kalalo (11); Matias Acosta (19); Sebastian Osores (2); Juan Pablo Vigiani (13); Fernando Ortiz (6) IF; Matias Gonzalez (18); Lisandro Caniza (11); Maximum Orfali (-); Alvaro Molina (1); Gaston Naranjo (4); Ulises Amaya (11); Salvador Álvarez (-) DT: Mario Vildoza.
Independent (71): Ignacio Palavecino (18); Emiliano Maldonado (14); Rodrigo Staringer (8); Benjamin Lopez (6); Lorenzo Jarma (13) IF; Raul Albertus (2); Joaquin Lopez (5); Facundo Maldonado (-); Rodrigo Palavecino (1); Facundo Albertus (-); Octavio Robles (2); Leandro Carabajal (2) DT: Luciano Sarán.
Partials: 24-19; 21-11 (45-30); 16-21 (61-51); 35-20 (96-71)
Source: Press Belgrano CyD of Tucumán
