Basketball, Italy-Lithuania 70-65 in Brescia: 2019 World Cup closer
BRESCIA – Italy beat Lithuania 70-65 (20-24, 42-35, 53-53) in Brescia in a group J match of the European qualifiers at the 2019 Basketball World Cup.
An important success for the Azzurri led by Romeo Sacchetti against a team that so far had won eight games out of eight on the road to the world championship.
Next Sunday, in Poland, Italy will be able to get even closer to the goal of qualification.
The key moments of the match from the Italbasket Twitter
SPACIOUS ITALY!
Beat Lithuania after 12 years !!#Italbasket #ThisIsMyHouse #FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/TJuXIAh8Wr
– Italbasket (@Italbasket) 29 November 2018
Statistical pill (of extraordinary importance): Italy is back to beat Lithuania in an official competition since 2004 (Olympic semifinal). Third time in 15 meetings. Last victory, in friendly, in 2006 in Rieti. In total, eleven wins and 19 losses. #Italbasket pic.twitter.com/QKEhzVTevj
– Italbasket (@Italbasket) 29 November 2018
Great Italy and great Brescia! We bring home a heavy victory on the way to the World in China!
https://t.co/Gm1gb8roNo #Italbasket #ThisIsMyHouse #FIBAWC pic.twitter.com/MSM8X6xfpf
– Italbasket (@Italbasket) 29 November 2018
– Italbasket (@Italbasket) 29 November 2018
LIVE #FIBAWC
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Abass very well! (55-53) #Italbasket #ThisIsMyHouse pic.twitter.com/sgUImNwj47– Italbasket (@Italbasket) 29 November 2018
The game of three of Geben equalized again the accounts (49-49) #Italbasket #ThisIsMyHouse pic.twitter.com/3XFEvY91kh– Italbasket (@Italbasket) 29 November 2018
Kalnietis from three and Aradori (49-46) #Italbasket #ThisIsMyHouse pic.twitter.com/0U0CrD1nNH– Italbasket (@Italbasket) 29 November 2018
SOLD OUT!!
Thanks Brescia !!!!! pic.twitter.com/PXbRJkE2O0– Italbasket (@Italbasket) 29 November 2018
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