Lointek Gernika would face Flammes Carolo in the round of 16

The Lointek Gernika Bizkaia He already knows his rival in the hypothetical round of 16 of the EuroCupWomen: the Carolo Basket Flames French, an old acquaintance of the Biscayan team. As can be read in the competition website, the return match would be played January 13 at Carolo’s house, while Maloste would host the duel back a week later, January 20.

However, before that possible round of 16 tie, the Lointek Gernika must face the second leg of the previous tie against the Cukurova UK Mersin Turkish, which should have been played on Wednesday of this week (January 22), but which had to be postponed after the club of the provincial town had detected 5 positives for coronavirus among its ranks, which also forced to suspend the Endesa Women’s League match of the weekend against Campus Promises

The aforementioned meeting before the Ottoman team does not have a date to date, but the Biscayan women will attend it with a 24 point income after making a great demonstration in the duel in Gernika (83-59).

In this way, if those directed by Mario Lopez made it to the next round, his next opponent would be the Carolo Flames. The French team is a rival to which the Lointek They have met several times in the last two seasons, as both last and this season have seen each other in the group stage of the EuroCupWomen. Without going any further, at the end of October, on the third day of the league, those of Gernika won at home by 58-69; Conversely, they were defeated at Maloste several weeks later (56-58), in the last game of group H.

If things don’t get too twisted in Turkey, Lointek Gernika Y Charles They have many options to re-cross baskets in mid-January.

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