Momo Diouf, Sasha Grant and Michele Vitali were allowed to leave the rally. There therefore remain 13 players available to the Italbasket technical staff: Spissu, Mannion, Abass, Tonut, Gallinari, Melli, Ricci, Bortolani, Casarin, Caruso, Polonara, Pajola and Petrucelli.
The match against Shengelia and Mamukelashvili opens the second period of preparation for the Pre Olimpico (2/7) which will see Italy fly to Madrid on 24 June to play against Sergio Scariolo’s Spain on the 25th and then fly to Miami on the 26th June. Transfer to San Juan on Saturday 29 June. Debut against Bahrain on 2 July. Tomorrow, Saturday 22 June, The press conference to present the friendly match Georgia will take place in Trento. The conference will be held at Palazzo Benvenuti at 4.00 pm. Coach Gianmarco Pozzecco and Captain Azzurro Nicolò Melli will speak.
The stay in Trentino will therefore come to an end Sunday June 23 at the “The T Quotidiano Arena” at 7.00 pm with the tenth edition of the “Trentino Basket Cup” and the challenge to Georgia of Tornik’e Shengelia. Expected start at 7.00pm live on Sky Sport. Tickets are still on sale at this link.
