Sergio Scariolo will not continue as a Spanish coach after the Eurobasket. This has confirmed it Elisa Aguilar, President of the Spanish Basketball Federation during the announcement of the Italian coach's prelist for the next European Championship.
“Sergio asked me to meet and told me that the time had come to stop being an absolute coach. I understood and I perfectly understand that with his figure and his service sheet he has earned the time and the opportunity to decide when he wanted to leave the bench of the national team. If it would continue with us for me, but I know and respect the moments, “Aguilar said.
“I want to thank Sergio for all the dedication he has had during these years at the head of the National Team. All his achievements defines the role he has had forcefully. The best coach in our history is going, whose involvement has been day by day“.
A first step confirming that Scariolo will be the Real Madrid coach next season replacing a mateo chus to which the white club must still say goodbye.
Sergio Scariolo poses with the World Cup achieved in China in 2019 / EFE
An unrepeatable record
Scariolo will end in the front of 'The Family'. A first stage (2009-2012) in which he won Dos Eurobaskets (2009 and 2011) more Olympic silver in London, and a second, which started in 2015 and to this day, with Two more European championships (2015 and 2022), an Olympic bronze (2016) and another European (2017), And another great deed as it was The 2019 World Cup. A practically unrepeatable palmraés and that has made Real Madrid opted for him.
Scariolo had a contract signed with the Feb until 2028, But from Aguilar's words it can be extracted that the negotiation so that the white club is done with its services will not be difficult.
FEB must accelerate in search of its substitute
Scariolo's departure forces to react to a federation that should not take long to find the Italian substitute. Ahead, the Catar World of 2027, the 2028 Olympic Games and a Eurobasket, the 2029, which will be special since it is disputed in España. “I understand that now time of speculation will open, but I want to tell you that we have absolutely no hurry. We have time to analyze and know the future we have and we also have no urgency. We will not go into rumors that would not favor anyone “, Aguilar concluded.
