Zunder Palencia, for the cup organization with MoraBanc Andorra on the lookout
After certifying their classification for the Princess of Asturias Cup Final, Zunder Palencia will look for the first of their last two steps this Friday to be able to play it in front of their audience. For this, it will not be able to fail in the demanding visit of a Leyma Coruña who could become the best ally of MoraBanc Andorra who seeks to ensure his classification on the court of Ourense Basketball
There are barely 80 minutes of play left for the LEB Oro League to close its first round of competition and, in that space of time, the protagonists must decide the name of the second finalist of the Princess of Asturias Cup as well as that of the team that will play it as a local before their fans. A privilege for which Zunder Palencia starts with an advantage, but that will be put into play this weekend.
Zunder Palencia secured their qualification for the Princess Cup last weekend and did so with a solvent victory at the WiZink Center. A duel that meant their ninth consecutive victory and the pass to an appointment that they will now try to carry out in Palencia. For this, Pedro Rivero’s men will need to add positives in their two remaining games so as not to have to look like that at a Zunder Palencia whose average would pave the way in the event of a Palencia defeat. For this reason, his test tonight against Leyma Coruña is really important when it comes to being able to acquire peace of mind by transferring all the pressure to his most direct rival. Because it won’t be until Saturday night when Natxo Lezkano’s men take to the court to visit an Ourense Baloncesto team that breathes a little easier after Félix Alonso’s arrival on his bench.
Behind them, Movistar Estudiantes and Hereda San Pablo Burgos will face off in a direct duel on the Burgos pitch to be able to keep up with these top finishers. Quite a great game in which the people of Madrid cannot afford a new setback since this could be detrimental to their future in the medium term depending on the duels of their most direct rivals. Among them, those of an ICG Força Lleida that will visit bottom club Juaristi ISB in Azpeitia or that of a UEMC Real Valladolid that will travel to El Parque to test the improvement presented by Bueno Arenas Albacete in recent weeks.
Although if there is a team in shape in that middle zone, that is an HLA Alicante that has four consecutive victories and that after its victory against MoraBanc Andorra will close the day on the court of a Guuk Gipuzkoa with identical ambitions and that hopes to be able to settle down definitively in the upper-middle zone. Quite a challenge also for a Grupo Alega Cantabria that will fight for the eighth against a CB Almansa forced not to fail in their fight for permanence. The day will be completed with important duels from below such as the classic between Cáceres P. Humanidad and Melilla Sport Capital or the visit of Alimerka Oviedo to a TAU Castelló that seeks to take a new step forward.
LEB GOLD – DAY 16:
Friday January 13:
– TAU Castelló vs Alimerka Oviedo (20:45) | LaLigaSports.tv
– Cáceres P. humanity vs Melilla Sport Capital (20:45) | LaLigaSports.tv
– Zunder Palencia vs. Leyma Coruña (9:00 p.m.) | LaLigaSports.tv
– Juaristi ISB vs. ICG Força Lleida (9:00 p.m.) | LaLigaSports.tv
Saturday January 14:
– Grupo Alega Canyabria vs CB Almansa with Afanion (6:30 p.m.) | LaLigaSports.tv
– Ourense Basketball vs MoraBanc Andorra (7:00 p.m.) | LaLigaSports.tv
– Bueno Arenas Albacete vs UEMC Real Valladolid (7:30 p.m.) | LaLigaSports.tv
– Hereda San Pablo vs Movistar Estudiantes (8:00 p.m.) | LaLigaSports.tv
Sunday January 15:
– Guuk Gipuzkoa vs HLA Alicante (6:00 p.m.) | LaLigaSports.tv
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