It was not all happiness for the white team, which had a large number of absences, due to the World Cup taking place in Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia. Chus Mateo’s men have seven first-team players and five homegrown players for this game. This game marks the relaunch of Facundo Campazzo at Real Madrid after his time in the NBA and the Red Star. This is also the return of Gabriel Deck in a white jacket after a serious injury to his knee. Bilbao dominated most of the match and took the win 85 to 81.
Tortuga finished as the team’s leading scorer with 19 points on 4/8 on doubles, 1/4 on triples and 8/10 from the free throw line. He also had 7 rebounds and 1 assist in 30 minutes on the court. Facundo Campazzo, for his part, has 7 points to his credit, with 1/6 on field goals and 4/4 from the line of sighs. The Cordoba player dished out 6 assists, pulled down a rebound and made a steal in nearly 25 minutes.
Rio Breogan – Benfica
This rivalry took place within the framework of the EncestaRias Tournament, where Obradoiro and Unicaja Málaga are also located. This time, the teams showed great equality, which made them play for five minutes to determine the winner. Those from Portugal were more clear in extra time and finished the victory by 93 to 90.
This match was the debut of Juan Francisco Fernández. The member of the Argentine National Team completed his passage to Fuenlabrada and managed to stay in the highest category of Spanish basketball. In this matchup he scored 12 points, with 4/6 on doubles, 1/3 on triples and 1/2 from the free throw line. He also had 1 assist and 3 rebounds in just 12 minutes on the court.
Obradoiro – Unicaja
In the second match of this tournament, these two teams are no match. Unicaja was more dominant throughout the 40 minutes and was merciless against the Gallego team. In this way, the bicolores ended up winning with a whopping 100 to 73. In this duel we had the participation of two Argentines.
Fernando Zurbriggen reiterated his presence in Obradoiro. The former Obras Basket contributed 6 points, with 1/3 from the perimeter and 3/4 from free throws. He also had 3 rebounds and 4 recoveries in just over 22 minutes on the court, totaling 8 PIRs. Juan Bocca, one of the figures of the Argentina U19 Team, is also part of the roster in the sky-blue team. The youngster from our country was on the pitch for less than 11 minutes, where he added 1 point from the free kick line. He had 0/4 shooting from the field.
Girona – Youth
Heavy defeat of the Argentine team. This time, there may not be a debut for Juani Marcos, who will have his first experience in the highest category of Spanish basketball. The perimeter is recovering from the injury he suffered during the preparation of the Argentine National Team. Adding minutes in the 83 to 68 loss was Máximo Fjellerup.
The native of Tres Arroyos had a good participation in the friendly with 12 points (with 1/1 on triples, 4/6 on doubles and 1/1 from the free line) and 3 rebounds in almost 16 minutes; for a total of 12 values. He is the second highest scorer of the team, after 15 contributed by the captain of the team, Quino Colom.
Gran Canaria – Valencia
Dreamland Gran Canaria fell this Saturday against Valencia Basket 72-77 in the second friendly of the preseason. Thus, the taronja team won the Estrella Damm Ciutat de Maó organized by Hestia Menorca, and where this year celebrates its third edition. Nicolás Brussino (who missed the first match) and Dylan Bordón are Argentina’s representatives in this match, both with good production to their credit.
The Senior National Team member was part of the first quintet, and completed his personal tally with 11 points. Bassas’ foul problems meant that the LEB Plata player had a lot of minutes, leaving a very good feeling for the coaching staff and his teammates. Finally, the former San Martín de Corrientes finished with 13 units, the team’s highest individual production.
Photos: Hit Girona, Breogan, Obradoiro and Gran Canaria
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