The Cuban guy Jasiel Rivero He was a fundamental piece this Friday for the triumph of Valencia Basket over the powerful team of Barcelona, with a tight score of 84-83, in a match corresponding to the Euro League basketball.
The man from Havana, who has returned from an injury that took him away from the courts for several days, offered his best version and contributed 16 points, the most for his team, as well as grabbing a rebound and distributing 2 assists, according to a report from the Europa Press agency.
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In addition, he received an 18 as a rating for his performance in the match held at the Fuente San Luis Pavilion, known as La Fonteta, the headquarters of the Valencian team.
There the captain of the winning team, Bojan Dubljevic added 14 points and 6 rebounds and the American Jared Harper signed 11 cards and distributed 5 assists.
Rivero arrived at the match after having been chosen as the best Latin American player of matchday 12 of the ACB Endesa League, a distinction that he deserves for the third time so far this season and for the ninth time since he has played at the highest level of basketball. in Spain.
Despite missing several games due to injury, Jasiel leads the general table that values the performances of Latino players with 57 points, ahead of Nicolás Brussino (Gran Canaria), with 42, and Cristiano Felicio (Granada), with 32.
In the Euroleague, the Taronja team exhibits a record of 7 wins and 8 losses, while Barcelona accumulates ten successes in 15 appearances to share first place with Fenerbahce, Real Madrid, Cazoo Baskonia and AS Monaco.
In the main Spanish tournament, Valencia Basket is in ninth position with six victories and the same number of setbacks, and its next presentation will be next Tuesday, December 27, in a difficult visit to Gran Canaria.
