World qualifiers: Italy-Netherlands 92-81

(ANSA) – ROME, 04 JUL – Italy beats Holland 92-81 in Almere and closes group H of the 2023 world qualifiers in first place ahead of Iceland and the Netherlands, bringing 6 points to the second phase, the result of three wins. Gianmarco Pozzecco’s first official appearance as coach is also the last commitment of the Azzurri, who will return to meet at the beginning of August in view of the European Championships 2022, while as regards the World Cup, the calendar of challenges for the next round has yet to be defined, also if the rivals will still be Spain, Georgia and Ukraine.

“I am very happy because we won a game that was not at all simple against a well trained team that had nothing to lose – said Pozzecco -. It was the victory of the group, everyone gave their contribution. I saw the desire to look for each other. , to pass the ball and play together.

It is never easy when you change coaches and game systems but for this very reason I want to thank everyone for the great availability with which they trained. And I also thank coach Meo Sacchetti for the work done so far “. (ANSA).

Source: Ansa

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