Drivers of the match Amedeo Della Valle with 26 points and Michele Vitali with 17 points, together with Nico Mannion with 16 points. Fridriksson’s 30 points were not enough for the guests.
And it was victory. Coach Sacchetti’s Italy takes revenge against Iceland by winning 95-87 at the end of a pleasant and well-played game.
In Group H of qualifying for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, tonight’s victory thus straightens the ranking of the Azzurri who, with the goal difference in favor of the Icelanders (overturned Hafnarfjordur’s -2), are now second in the standings. The group’s other match between the Netherlands and Russia has been postponed.
The 2023 World Qualifiers will return next July with the third and final “window” of the First Phase. The best Azzurro scorer was Amedeo Della Valle with 26 points. In double figures also Michele Vitali (17 points) and Nico Mannion (16 points).
For Meo Sacchetti this PalaDozza was the number 50 bench in the national team.
“We played better than in Iceland – said the coach Sacchetti in the post-match – even if in the first quarter the dross of Hafnarfjordur’s knockout was still visible. As the minutes went by we dissolved both in attack and in defense and the quality of ours. game has improved, everyone has been important. Tonut’s injury was a heavy problem but the reaction has been seen even though we still have to work hard to improve. A huge thanks to the Bologna fans, we felt so much heat around us ” .
Amedeo Della Valle: “Difficult game against a complicated opponent, compared to the game three days ago we have grown above all in defense and we are really very happy for this victory. We faced this challenge with the right malice, as if it were the last chance available for qualification. It’s great to play in front of such an audience. “
In memory of the victims of the conflict in Ukraine, a minute of silence was observed before the match: as a sign of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, the Azzurri wore a white shirt.
