Against Valencia, Barça once again complained about the absence of the Argentine, who is still recovering from some discomfort in his left adductor.
Despite the two defeats in the last two games, the Blaugranas bring out their competitiveness and arrive alive at the final moments
The great and hopeful start of season carried out by the Barça basketball has suffered a slight slowdown after the last two games. Those of Roger Grimau, that they aspired to follow undefeated in Euroleague and look for the fourth consecutive victory in the Endesa League, They closed last week with two defeats that could fall within the logic of the demanding schedule they are facing at the beginning of the course.
Before him Real Madrid, fell by the minimum after a tight 65-64, while in La Fonteta, Valencia Basket won the duel 71-68 in a game in which there was a triple to send the game to the extension. At a game level, they have not been the two best games of the season by any means, experiencing certain ‘collapses’ in attack that diminished the possibilities of victories.
This is Laprovittola’s injury
Even so, the two defeats against whites and ‘taronjas’ have a common denominator: the absence of Nicolás Laprovittola. The magician from Morón missed the third classic of the season by a few discomfort in the adductor of his left leg. Consulted by SPORT, in the Barça club They took away the ‘seriousness’ of the situation, but they made it clear that they were going to minimize risks with a player as important as the Argentine for the team, with the desire that he can be at full performance in important moments it’s from the season.
Numbers with and without Lapro
The non-presence of ‘Lapro’ has coincided with a scoring drop of Barça, who before Madrid (64) and Valencia Basket (68), signed the two lowest scores so far this year in both competitions. We must not forget that the Argentine is averaging 11.5 points in the domestic championship and 13.8 in the European competition.
The step forward for the new signings
In the absence of Laprovittola, something more could be expected from players like Darío Brizuela, natural replacement for the Argentine. Against Madrid, he barely played 13 minutes and just noted two points, while against Valencia, He played almost 19 and had three goals. Although it is evident that Grimau’s trust, at least in the initial quintets, falls on the ‘veterans’, The Barça coach must continue working on the new additions are increasingly important for the team, and that its performance continues to evolve.
PAO and Breogán, next challenges
Barça faces two games this week, on Friday, November 3 at 8:30 p.m. (CET) hosting Panathinaikos, and on Sunday the 5th at 5:00 p.m. (CET) visiting Lugo to face Breogan. With several training sessions still ahead, the physical sensations he has will mark Laprovittola’s return to the team.