This Spain full of uncertainties comes to the final test. This Tuesday's match against Italy (8.30 pm, Teledeporte) should serve if the team goes up or down. He played a background at the start of Georgia, experienced a remarkable improvement against teams that are not from his league, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina and Cyprus, and now it would be time to confirm that growth. It is the cotton test, the one that should reaffirm the group and, incidentally, put it in some round of 16 that touches, but it still does not have mathematically. It may be classified without having yet played your meeting.
“We have taken a step forward in the last games After the impact of the debut, But we have played against less strong rivals than Italy. Now a very demanding awaits us, “says Sergio Scariolowhich can have Juancho Hernangómez Despite the ankle twist he suffered before Cyprus. This Monday did not train by caution, but it should be ready.
Alexander Pajola and Nicola Akele, players of the Italian selection.
The Spanish coach lists the virtues of the rival: “All Italy players are EuroLiga or NBA. It is a very expert and talented team”. As for proper names, the physical jump of the Italians with The pivot Mouhamet Diouf and Eavel Saliou Niangboth born in Dakar. To them is added Nicola tellnative of Treviso but of Congolese ancestry. Sometimes they play together and their muscle is fundamental in a defense that becomes a wall.
You have to take a step in many directions. We are living a good experience here. I hope it serves us to compete and we'll see if to win
“At the physical level we have to grow. You have to be solid in defense and control the rebound. If we can have transitions, it will be a more comfortable party for us and we will complicate things, “he says Jaime Pradilla.
In attack stands out Simone Fontecchio, alero of the Heatwhat is A high -level scoring player, even in NBA “. After two games off, he plugged in to put 39 points with 7/10 in triples to Bosnia. “It is the brightest star but the rest are very good, some of them have just won the Euroleague with an important role,” says the coach.
Assume the roles with responsibility
In his last game against his country's team, ScarioloConsider that “you have to take a step in many directions” and recommends “being concentrated the whole party. It is important that each one assumes their role with responsibility. The spirit is good and there is good cohesion. We are living a good experience here. I hope it helps us to compete and we'll see if to win ”.
Jaime Pradilla throws basket in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The main thing will be to take the triumph and then serve the averages. Spain can be first if it wins its two games, but There is a very feasible option that would be a triple tie with the Italians and with Georgia. There, not to be fourth, the selection would have to win the Italians for 13 points, so it would be third, or for 16 to be second.
