Severe defeat for the Women’s National “Green Team” in the first of the two friendly matches that the Azzurre will play over the weekend in Guadalajara against Spain Under 23. The Azzurre were defeated 40-73 by the hosts at the end of a match already heavily influenced by the 24-4 with which the first quarter ended. The best Azzurra scorer was Irene Guarise with 11 points. Tomorrow there will be a repeat, again at 7.00 pm, Live on the Italbasket Youtube channel and statistics on FIP Stats.
Thus coach Capobianco at the end of the match: “At the start we suffered heavily from their aggression, many of our girls are not used to dealing with this level of physical intensity and this is the reason why we are here, to grant experience and minutes at a high level high competitive. As the minutes passed, things improved slightly, we paid for the 21 turnovers, a decidedly negative figure that no team can afford. From tomorrow’s match I expect some steps forward, especially in the approach to the match which must not be so fearful, almost resigned.”
The “Green Team” is a green team for the age of the athletes and respect for the environment: in both friendly matches the national team wears the classic white uniform with green numbers accompanied by the “Macron 4 Planet” logo. The new tank tops contain a strong message of sustainability and respect for the environment: the race kits are made of Eco Fabric fabric, 100% recycled polyester from PET.
Italy started with Guarise, Orsili, Seka, Toffolo and Spinelli and the approach was very problematic, with 9-0 for Spain which quickly became 22-2. The Italians were clearly having difficulty finding a high-percentage shot and were dominated in rebounding in both halves of the pitch. In the second quarter things improved slightly, thanks to Guarise’s energy and Conte’s three-point play. Italy also returned to -12 before suffering another partial which brought us back to -20 again. Before the break, De Santiago’s long triple made it +24 for the hosts (40-16), with the Azzurri also empty from the three-point range (at 20′ 0/9, 4/11 for Spain).
In the third quarter the game followed the same script, the gap even reached 35 points, with the Iberians also improving their percentages from the perimeter as the minutes passed. The Azzurre’s first triple came thanks to Natali in the 34th minute, the Azzurre tried to mend the score but Spain’s intensity never waned. Unfortunately, it is worth mentioning the sprained left ankle suffered by Martina Fantini two minutes from the end of the match.
Italy-Spain 40-73 (4-24; 12-16; 8-17; 16-16)
Italy: Valli ne, E. Villa 3 (1/4, 0/2), Conte* 2 (1/6, 0/1), Sammartini (0/1 from 3), Fantini 2 (1/3), Orsili 2 (1/5, 0/2), Natali 9 (2/3, 1/4), Guarise* 11 (4/7, 0/1), Spinelli* (0/3), Poggio, Seka 4 (1 /3), Mattera 2 (1/2), Toffolo* 5 (2/3, 0/1). Coach: Capobianco
Spain: Dembele 8 (4/5), Lamana, Contell 6 (0/2, 1/2), De Santiago 8 (1/2, 2/6), Méndez 3 (1/3), Alarcón 15 (5/ 6, 1/1), Sánchez* 2 (1/5, 0/2), Soler* 8 (1/3, 2/3), Pueyo* 5 (1/2, 1/3), Garfella 5 (2 /5, 0/1), Roters 2 (1/2, 0/2), Eke* 11 (4/9). Coach: Urieta
Referees: Rico, Fernandez.
T2P: Italy 21/44; Spain 14/39
T3P: Italy 1/12; Spain 7/20
TL: Italy 9/13; Spain 10/15
Rebounds: Italy 30; Spain 46
Turnovers: Italy 21; Spain 14
Recovered balls: Italy 8; Spain 15
Fouls: Italy 16; Spain 16
Assists: Italy 6; Spain 17
2 June 2024, 7.00 pm
Polideportivo de San José, Guadalajara
Italy
1 Laura Valli (2003, 1.84, A, Posaclima Ponzano Veneto)
2 Eleonora Villa (2004, 1.70, P, Washington State – USA)
5 Anastasia Conte (2000, 1.74, G, Alama San Martino di Lupari)
6 Giorgia Sammartini (2001, 1.76, P, Ivision Tech Trieste)
8 Alessandra Orsili (2001, 1.68, P, Segafredo Zanetti Bologna)
9 Giulia Natali (2002, 1.76, G, Obg Rome)
10 Irene Guarise (2003, 1.72, P, Alama San Martino di Lupari)
12 Martina Spinelli (2002, 1.90, C, E-Work Faenza)
16 Anna Poggio (2001, 1.85, A, Thunder Basket Matelica)
19 Sara Ashley Seka (2003, 1.77, GA, O.Me.PS Battipagliese)
20 Caterina Mattera (2001, 1.85, C, Panthers Roseto 2.0)
28 Sara Toffolo (2000, 1.85, A, Dinamo Lab Sassari)
Coach: Andrea Capobianco
Spain
4 Mama Dembele (2001, 1.68, G, Missouri Tigers)
5 Laia Lamana (2002, 1.70, P, Ensino Lugo)
7 Claudia Contell (2003, 1.77, P, Cadi La Seu)
8 Begoña De Santiago (2002, 1.83, GA, Movistar Estudiantes)
9 Laura Méndez (2001, 1.73, P, Movistar Estudiantes)
10 Txell Alarcón (2003, 1.78, G, Kutxabank Araski)
11 Gisela Sánchez (2003, 1.91, A, Kansas St. Wildcats)
12 Julia Soler (2001, 1.85, A, Cadi La Seu)
13 Helena Pueyo (2001, 1.82, A, Arizona Wild Cats)
14 Elba Garfella (2003, 1.85, A, Celta Zorka Recalvi)
15 Maria Roters (2001, 1.83, G, Vega Lagunera Adareva)
16 Paula Real (2003, 1.84, A, Real Canoe)
18 Tayra Eke (2003, 1.91, C, Eastern Eagles)
19 Marta Morales (2003, 1.85, A, Providence Friars)
Coach: Madelen Urieta
