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The Lenovo Tenerife basketball team strengthens its lineup with new signings amid injuries: Updates on Fitipaldo, Mathias, and Cabrera

Bruno Fitipaldo gives a pass against Barça (ACB MEDIA)

Deporpress Editorial | The Lenovo Tenerife and its ‘new’ exterior line. The Aurinegro team is experiencing a plague of injuries in the point guard and shooting guard positions that have forced the club to take measures in the form of signings. In this way, from the Santiago Martín offices they got to work and Dakota Mathias have already arrived on the island to play in the Endesa League and Alberto Cabrera for the Basketball Champions League.

In the recent match against Betis, Txus Vidorreta could only count on Marcelinho Huertas and Bruno Fitipaldo like ‘one’ and ‘two’. The island coach had to improvise in Seville by putting Elgin Cook or Tim Abromaitis as guard, in addition to giving minutes to youth player Louis Riga.

Lenovo Tenerife has seen how they have been injured in recent weeks Jaime Fernandezwho has plantar fasciitis in his left foot; Leandro Bolmaro with a sprain in his left ankle and Sasu Salin with a fibrillar rupture in the adductor of the right hip. Furthermore, the physical problems of John Tailor Before the Copa del Rey they forced to reduce a rotation that was at its lowest in the last week.

Current situation of the Canarian squad

Despite everything, Txus Vidorreta can breathe a little easier to prepare for the duel against Manresa this Wednesday and against Baskonia on Sunday. The first is the arrival of reinforcements. Cabrera has already joined his teammates in the Peninsula after terminating his loan with Zornotza and will be at the disposal of the Basque coach for the European clash in the Catalan city.

Respect to Mathias, the American has already landed on the island He comes from the Memphis Hustle of the G-League and could enter the league call this Sunday. Thus, the squad already has a player for the point guard position in the youth squad and shooting guard in the American.

The other positive note is the recoveries of Jaime Fernández and Joan Sastre. Both players have already traveled with the Aurinegro team for this double matchup away from home and are close to reappearing. The return of the Spanish international would complete an outside line with Fitipaldo, Huertas, Fernández and the two signings.

With Salin and Bolmaro pending evolution, Lenovo Tenerife has been able to recover and already has enough strength to not have to force any of them to return ahead of time. The Aurinegro team has the most important part of the season aheadso it’s time to check the performance of the ‘new’ outside line.


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