???? IN PLAY | Athens seeks recovery in the Argentine League by visiting Independiente

2023-12-12 01:45:17

Athens He had eight victories in a row. They had just clearly beaten GEPU, but they ran into Montmartre de Catamarca and suffered the first loss as a visitor in the Argentine Basketball League season.

The defeat was heavy (67-89), but they are looking for a quick recovery to continue leading the Northern Conference on their visit (on BasquetPass TV) to Independiente de Santiago del Estero. The Israel Parnas stadium in the capital of Santiago was seen with a large audience attentive to the presentation of the historic Athens.

The General Bustos neighborhood team remains the leader with a record of 10 wins and just two losses, while those from Santiago have four wins and six losses.

Atenas is still without Santa Fe forward Manuel Alonso (he did not play in Catamarca either) due to acute gastroenteritis.

The match against Independiente will be the last of the year on the route for the team led by Gustavo Peirone, who will close 2023 in the Córdoba duel against Barrio Parque, as a visitor.

The Athens Party

Athens started well but faded. Standing well on defense and taking advantage of their advantage in the paint, and on short shots, they took an 8-2 lead in less than three minutes. The local team tightened its mark and the Green team had no answers in three-point shots and no patience to break the defense.

Independiente fought for the offensive rebounds and found three-pointers through Máximo Vélez (13 points in the segment) and won the opening chapter 23-18.

Peirone’s team lost two balls in a row at the beginning of the second segment, due to lack of concentration, but sought to strengthen from the mark, when the home owner tried to escape, and while he continued missing the triples (9). Until José Montero broke the drought, he scored two in a row and Atenas went ahead 29-28 in 5 minutes.

A very feisty Independiente quickly regained control and complicated the team from the General Bustos neighborhood, which counted on the shots of Montero, in his native province, and Lucas Arn to fight hand to hand, and close the first half down by the minimum: 37-38.