The selection of Italiawho will be rival of Space In the first phase of Eurobasket 2025, released this Friday the previous list of 18 summoned for the tournament, in which the escort of the Minnesota Timberwolves Donte appears Pitchrecently nationalized.
The Italian coach Gianmarco Pozzeco He has chosen a mixture of experienced players and some younger to face the competition, in a call in which he also appears NBA Andrea Fontecchiothe veteran Danilo Gallinaricurrently in the Liga de Puerto Rico, or Nicolò Mellichampion this year of the Euroleague with the Fenerbahce.
Besides, young people like give me Sarrwho had a controversial departure from Barcelona this summer to enroll in American university basketball, the Matteo Base Spanishwhich sounds like Baskonia reinforcement, or the forward Gabriele Procidawhose name has been linked to Real Madrid this summer, also appear among those called by Pozzeco.
Pitch It received last Monday the Italian citizenship after the Council of Ministers of Italiaat the proposal of the Ministry of Interior and with the approval of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Sports, it gave green light to the application so that the player, born in the United States 28 years ago, could play with the transalpine team next Eurobasket.
The list of summoned form: donte PitchMarco OftenDame SarrStefano TonutDanilo GallinariNicolò Melli, Simone FontecchioGiampoired RicciMatteo SpanishGabriele ProcidaSaliou NiangGiordano BortolaniGuglielmo CarusoMomo DioufRiccardo RossateLuca SeveriniNikola Akele and Alessandro Pajoli.
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In addition, the new signing of Valencia Basket, the American with Italian passport Darius Thompsonand the pivot Achille Polonararecently hospitalized for leukemia, appear on the team reservations.
Italy will be a rival of Spain in the first phase of Group C of the Eurobasket 2025, which will be played in Latvia, Cyprus, Finland and Poland, from August 27 to September 14, together with Cypria, Georgia, Greece and Bosnia.
