San Lorenzo suffered its second loss in a row when falling to Peñarol

In the Falkland Islands Sports Center and for the fifth game of the regular phase of the National Basketball League 2022-23, San Lorenzo fell for 79-70 in view of Penarol.

The Cyclone, after starting the season with three wins in a row, gave up their unbeaten record the previous day against Argentino in Junín and now, in Mar del Plata, they suffered their second consecutive loss.

The locals imposed conditions from the beginning: they won the first quarter 17-11 and went into the break ahead 35-26. In the third quarter they came to enjoy a maximum advantage of 14 points (42-28), but there Barça reacted and with a run of 29-12 took the lead (57-54) at the start of the last quarter.

In any case, the visiting visitors could not sustain their defensive intensity or precision with the shot and Peñarol, with a 25-13 run, responded in time to win.

As for the team led by Adrián Capelli, four players scored at least 14 points: Willie Thornton (15), Tomás Monacchi (15), José Defelippo (14) and Bruno Sansimoni (14).

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On the side of the cast commanded by Emmanuele Quintans, Fernando Podestá was the most outstanding player with 23 units, while Manuel Rodríguez accompanied him with 10 points.

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Photo: Demian Schleider / Peñarol Press

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