*Translated by Sara Pasino
MILAN – Italbasket easily beat Great Britain (90-56), but the defeat against Ukraine and the crossing of the results leads Italy to challenge in the eights the worst possible opponent: Nikola Jokic’s Serbia. And if the match against Britain, mourning for the death of Queen Elizabeth after 70 years of rule, was an easy victory, now the Azzurri of Nicolò Melli (in the photo Fiba), at his 100th match in the National Team, will have to earn their 4th place in the Milan group. But after the match Achille Polonara says: “We will face Serbia with the greatest energy and confidence.” And the sweet memory of the blitz in Belgrade a year ago still gives hope to Italbasket.
The program of Italbasket
Sunday 11 September: Italy v Serbia (Berlin)