Italy won the European Basketball Under 20 championship. The Azzurrini defeated Lithuania for 83 to 66 (partial: 23-17; 19-9; 18-22; 23-18) in the final held at the ‘Nea Alikarnassos Arena’ of Heraklion in Greece. Top scorer of the Italian team coached by Alessandro Rossi, Francesco Ferrari with 26 points. Elisee Assui made 17 points, David Torresani 13. The one conquered in Heraklion is the Third European Under 20 title After those of 1992 in Athens and 2013 in Tallinn.
Petrucci, “Minister Abadi has congratulated U20”
«This is a team that made us fall in love by the way and going beyond the limits and bad luck. Congratulations to coach Rossi and all the staff for an extraordinary result that was missing since 2013, too Minister Abadi He called me to congratulate these guys ». The president of the Italian Basketball Federation said so, Giovanni Petrucci After the conquest of the European title by the men’s team under 20. The Azzurri defeated Lithuania for 83 to 66 for the third continental gold of history: the first in 1992 when the category was still under 22 and the second in 2013. Finesco Ferrari who only made 26 points in the final, was voted as ‘Mvp’ of all the European played in Heraklion in Greece.