Italy won his first victory in the Eurobasket 2025 against Georgia for 78-62, in a match to forget the new Barca player, Tornike Shengelia, who was a starter for the second consecutive match.
If against Spain he had a lucid performance, helping his people to add their first victory in the tournament, this time the power wing was an authentic Rémora for his own, in a match where he did not literally saw the hoop and fruit of the frustration he could not finish the match when he was expelled by the members after his angry protests. One day to forget.
The Georgian played a total of 21 minutes, with improper percentages of its quality. He failed his five field shots and the three triples he tried, accumulating three rebounds And where he was more cooperative with his teammates, with five assists. It also ended with two losses. The most prominent for the Georgians was Bitadze, with 22 points, although this time he failed to support the captain.
Without the contribution of the Barça player, Italy had it much easier / FIBA
With so many advantages of one of the team's leaders, Italy waited for its moment in the third quarter, when a 16-0 partial ended up beating Georgia's effort to stay in the gamewhich went from dominating from three points to go to an unfavorable result of 66-47.
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The one who did show all the virtues of his game was Saliou Niang demonstrated his ability to live up to the momentand the 21 -year -old took the game with his energy on both sides. He led the Italians with 15 points, including two triples and some moments of great potential.
The 21 -year -old Italian, Niang, was an authentic Malkueño for Georgia / FIBA
Niang, Who scored 11 points in the opening match also captured a rebound. It became the first Italian player under 22 years of scoring more than 10 points in several Eurobasket games From Alessandro Gentile in 2013.
Italy only lost three balls in the second half. Georgia converted only 11 of 19 free throws, with 58% success, and Italy limited Georgia to only 14% in triples (3/21), Its lowest percentage in a Eurobasket match.
