The show of Vildoza and Campazzo in the victory of the Red Star, with a triple from their own field and a coast-to-coast run

Luca Vildozza Y Facundo Campazzo shone in the triumph of Red Star as local premiere Olympia of Slovenia, for the 16th appointment of Adriatic League, the second most important competition in European basketball, which brings together the best teams from the Balkan countries. The Argentine duo, title, was instrumental in the victory of the Serbian team from 100 to 95 in a very close match and added his 10th consecutive victory in the contest. And the man from Mar del Plata also scored an impressive triple from midfield.

It was almost the end of the first half. Ghanaian striker Ben Bentil he grabbed a rebound in the paint, after a botched 3-point attempt by Olimpija, and handed the ball to Vildoza. The Argentine received it, with just a couple of seconds left on the scoreboard, and once he arrived in midfield, he scored a shot that went comfortably into the ring, so much so that his team went into the break at 55-49.

Campazzo also showed his magic on the parquet of the Alexander Nikolic Hall from Belgrade. One of the most applauded appearances of the Cordoba took place in the last minute of the first quarter, when he stole a ball from the edge of the three line from his own basket, crossed the whole field and, after penetrating, slipped into several rivals, they hit a brace, almost falling, for the partial 22-20.

Campazzo, with a past inside Dallas Y Denver on NBAhe was on the field for 28 minutes and finished with 19 points (4-7 in doubles, 3-8 in triples and 2-2 in free throws), 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Meanwhile, Vildoza, a former player of Milwaukeehe played 26 minutes and finished his production with 15 points (2-2 in doubles, 3-8 in triples and 2-2 in free throws), 6 assists and 5 rebounds.

In the Serbian team they enjoyed the good understanding on the pitch between the two Argentines, responsible for several good plays and great figures in the match, together with the Croatian Ognjen Dobricwho didn’t miss a single shot in the whole match: he made 3-3 doubles and 4-4 triples, for a total of 18 points.

With the win, Red Star moved up to second place in the standings, which they occupy with 29 points and a 14-1 record. The leader is partisanalso from Belgrade, with 30 points and one game more (14-2).

The Argentine team’s next engagement in the tournament will be on Sunday as a guest against FM extensionanother of the teams from the Serbian capital.

Red Star is one of the great powers of the Adriatic League. Together with Partizan he is one of the greatest historical winners, with six titles each. Those six crowns have been won in the last seven editions. He shouted champion in 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17; finished second, behind buducnost, from Montenegro, in 2017/18; and bagged another hat-trick between the 2018/19 and 2021/22 seasons (2019/20 was canceled due to the pandemic).