Valencia Basket defeats Casademont Zaragoza (73-84) in the first semi-final of the LF Endesa Supercup held at the Jorge Garbajosa pavilion in Torrejón de Ardoz. The Valencians will fight for their fourth title this Sunday.
The Valencia Basket has qualified for the final of the LF Endesa Supercup after defeating Casademont Zaragoza by 73-84 in the first semi-final, held this Saturday at the Jorge Garbajosa pavilion in Torrejón de Ardoz. The Valencians, who opened the 2026-27 season, will face the winner of the second semi-final between Innova-tsn Leganés and Hozono Global Jairis from Alcantarilla (Murcia), which is scheduled to start at 20:00 in the same venue.
The team coached by Javi Torralba debuted with a victory in the Valencian bench and will aim for their fourth Supercup title after those won in 2021, 2023, and 2024. Zaragoza, the reigning champion, could not defend the title they won last season.
According to information reported by Infobae, the match was marked by reunions, including that of international Helena Pueyo, who received boos for signing with Valencia this summer from the Zaragoza team, where she was one of the key players for the last two seasons. They also faced their former teammates Hempe, Fingall, and Vitola.
Valencia started strong with an intense Alexis Peterson, who scored four points in the early moments. The inaccuracy in shooting (5 of 18) hampered Casademont, and the Valencians took the first quarter (14-22), where the guard Isa Hernández and the centre Amelia Alonso, both 16 years old, made their debut with the first team.
A three-point play by Araújo and a consecutive three-pointer extended the lead to +17 for the current League and Cup champions with 4:26 left in the second quarter. Mariona Ortiz led a timid reaction from Zaragoza to go into halftime nine points down.
After the break, Casademont showed a different face and, encouraged by their fans and their motto
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