Two wins out of three games played at the basketball European Championships. After the fear of the KO at the debut with Greece, the Italbasket scores the second success in a row in Limassol (Cyprus) by overcoming the Bosnia Herzegoniva 96-79 thanks above all to a monumental test of Fontecchio at 39 points. Three points that allow the Azzurri to trace the ranking in group C by relaunching their qualifying chance in the round of 16. According to technical foul for the blue coach, once again resumed to enter the field after the basket immediately by his and team in the hands of Casalone in the second part of the match.
After the victory over Georgia, Italy faces the Bosnia Herzegovina with the aim of climbing second place in the group behind the Greece forbidden. And for the third consecutive game Coach Pozzecco continues with his owners: Alessandro Pajola, Matteo Spagnolo, Simone Fontecchio, Nicolò Melli and Momo Diouf. But yesterday’s challenge yesterday has shown that important protagonists such as Saliou Niang can arrive from the bench.
After a start under tone, Italbasket recovers by reporting between the end of the first and the beginning of the second quarter the match in balance thanks above all to a Fontecchio in the evening of grace that manages to bring his up to a maximum advantage of 9 points. In the final of the second quarter Gallinari and his companions have a kind of blackout and get back from the Bosnia that places a 9-0 showing up in equal 36-36. To the siren, Italy still closes a lead of four points.
In the third fourth part, Bosnia is better, which is renovated under passing forward, while the blues remain afloat thanks to the prodes of Fontecchio already over 20 personal points. The Match Prsuegue in full balance between overtaking and contrast. In the final of the third quarter they climb spissu and Melli tone that bring Italy to +8. In the last quarter, Italy continues to press bringing the advantage in double figures and closing the match with a success that knows of relaunch and renewed hopes to reach the round of 16. All with a NBA format source to touch the 40 points.