Boca basketball crowned champions of the Americas for the first time | OneFootball

Boca Juniors’ basketball team defeated Brazil’s Sesi Franca 86-72 in the Champions League final and were crowned champions for the first time in their history. The Xeneize outplayed the Brazilian side from start to finish and celebrated at Obras Sanitarias stadium.

Exactly one year after last year’s final, when Flamengo lifted this same trophy at the Maracanazinho with a commanding 83-57 win, there was a thirst for revenge. The two-time Liga Nacional de Básquet champion approached this tournament as payback for that wound that has now finally healed.

Yesterday, they got their revenge against Oveja Hernández’s Mengao, who enjoyed the support of the crowd but could do nothing to break through what today confirmed itself as the best defense on the continent. It ended 81-58, almost identical to the scoreline that had caused so much sadness, but which today gave them enough confidence to go toe-to-toe with Leonardo Dias Silva’s Sesi Franca.

Boca’s championship celebration. Photo: Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images.

But the Brazilian power forward didn’t have a good time either. Early in the second half, he picked up his third foul and left the openings Boca needed to take advantage. And yes, the Xeneize didn’t let those moments slip away, the kind that give you the push you need to trouble your opponent. Beyond their scoring shortcomings, the shots that had to go in, went in.

Michael Smith and Agustín Barreiro led the offense, but Francisco Caffaro’s run under the opposing basket was lethal. Meanwhile, every attempt by the runners-up to cut the deficit in the paint was blocked by the blue and gold side, who took complete control of that area of the court.

So, for the first time in their history, Nicolás Casalánguida’s team were crowned champions of the Liga de las Américas, the trophy that had been missing from the club’s display cases. A source of pride for this squad, which placed Boca’s basketball program at the top of the continent, just as the club’s history in other sports demands.

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