Parcao beat Olimpia 80-76 in a duel between Paraná residents at the Colossus of the South. Román Rodríguez contributed 26 on the winning side, while Nicolás Agasse Sadi converted 29 on the visit.
After their success in their debut in the category, Los Gigantes del Sur in Paraná also became strong at home and added their second win in a series before a large crowd from both parties.
Nicolás Agasse was the outstanding Azulgrana and scorer of the game with 29 points (six triples), while Román Rodríguez and Juan Cruz Krapp were the winner’s gunners, with 26 and 17 points, respectively.
Olimpia had an ideal start, with good effectiveness and blocking the launching lanes of Paracao Básquet. The situation was reversed in the second period and it was the visitor who suffered from offensive drought during the first half; however, the local did not get close enough to match the board.
The third quarter and much of the last offered a highly emotional spectacle. Paracao began to hit from the perimeter, but Olimpia knew how to control it; In the exchange, it seemed that Azulgrana was making a profit, but in the final three minutes he showed wear and tear and Auriazul caught up with him.
The end could favor anyone, but it ended in a draw. In extra time, Los Gigantes del Sur played with more determination and ended up celebrating in front of their fans.
SYNTHESIS
Stop 80 (70): Nicholas Bros, Julian Salaberry 14, Roman Rodriguez 26, Gonzalo Sabatini 7, Leandro Chorvat Abalos 13 (FI); John Cross Krapp 17, Franco Pividori, Augustine Roads 3 and Enzo Burgundy Mantay. DT: Alexander Zilli.
Olympia 76 (70): Nicholas Agasse Sadi 29, Enzo Passadore 2, Francisco Fravega 4, Leon Alfonso 13, Facundo Mackinnon 10 (FI); Valentin Sanchez 7, Lucca Azoge 9, Luciano Santana and Matthias Vilanova. DT: Peter Ayala.
partial: 6-16, 24-30 (18-14), 52-59 (28-29) and 70-70 (18-11). Supplement: 80-76 (10-6).
Referees: Daniel Bernachi and Ariel Romero. Technical Commissioner: Marcela Valdez.
Stadium: Coloso del Sur (Paracao).
Source: Paracao Press.