Lleida and Manresa look to change dynamics in the derby

Hiopos Lleida and Bakshi Manresa They are scheduled to play this Sunday (12:30 p.m.). One of the Catalan derbies of the Endesa Leaguethe purpose of both is Overturn recent power dynamics and emerge victorious.

he Lleida will be looking to reverse an early bad losing streak that saw him lose his first three games. And they will be aiming for their first win of the season in front of the people of Varis Nord.

In that respect, Manresa visit the capital Segria aiming for their first away win Over the course of the season, they have conceded an average of 93 goals since losing 84-80 against Girona and 102-85 against Delsona Basket in the two games they played away from Nou Congost.

Despite this common goal in Matchday 4, both teams arrive with very different dynamics.

Gerard Find’s last position of tableafter suffering three consecutive losses in the first three matches of the Endesa League. In the first two games, against Covilán Granada (101-91) and against Barça (74-78), the people of Lleida managed to leave a good feeling in different phases of the match.

But at the last meeting They suffered a 101-63 defeat against Unicaja, which left them very upset.

Instead, Bakshi Manresa placed 4th in the national championship with 2 wins and 1 loss. Despite losing against Girona on the second day, Burgess achieved a famous victory in the league.as they defeated Valencia Basket (77-73) on the first day and Dreamland Gran Canaria (79-58) on the final day.

In the Champions League, Diego Ocampo’s team defeated Benfica 92-64 and lost to Italy’s Deltona Basket (102-85) in a completely historic duel.

This preseason, Lleida and Manresa have faced each other twice, with one win each. In the first game played at Trefalella, the Lleida native won 76-81. Still, Diego Ocampo’s side got their revenge and won 85-93 in the ACB Catalunya League.

On this day in the fourth round of the league, Hiopos Lleida coach Gerard Fins said:The Lleida club’s latest signing, announced last Monday, will be able to count on all players except Johnny Hamilton. who is suffering He will be away from the course for two to four weeks because he broke his wrist.

Mr. Ocampo will continue as follows: loss of center Bodian Massa; He and the forward are still recovering from hamstring injuries. Alex Reyes missed the last game due to muscle overload.

People of Manresa in Lleida Reuniting with center Pierre OriolaLast season, he was at Nou Congost under coach Pedro Martínez.