In a few hours Italbasket will take the field for its second match of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. The Azzurri will have to contend with a very tough opponent such as Australia. Patty Mills and companions, in fact, are among the main candidates to win a medal in these Olympics. Furthermore, they recently beat Team USA in a friendly first and then literally demolished talented Nigeria in the first group match.
Among the key players of this version of Italy there is certainly Stefano Tonut. The Reyer Venezia basketball player gives a fundamental contribution to the Azzurri both in attack and defense and against Germany, in the opening match of these Games, he produced a literally exceptional performance.
Tonut, today, spoke about the match between Italy and Australia. These are his words: “As we were looking forward to playing with Germany, we are now looking forward to meeting Australia. We took a day off, training session today to be ready tomorrow. The spirit and morale are very high. We are excited for this experience, and the win at the debut has reassured us even more. We will face a very tough opponent, as everyone is here in Tokyo. Australia is very physical, with a lot of NBA players, a lot of experience and they play very well. It is no coincidence that she is one of the candidates for the final victory. We will have to go out on the pitch with our aggression and trying to play our game. If they are better than us, we will give them our hand, but we will have to go out with our heads held high in any case. We will take the field with a clear mind, bringing with us the very good signals of the match with Germany, and starting from the defense to express ourselves at our best in attack.“.
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