Basketball, Italy's unexpected feat: beats Serbia and flies to the quarterfinals

The

basketball team accomplishes a

against

and, against predictions, snatches the

-finals of the European Championship.

In

it ends

for the Azzurri, driven by a sumptuous

(22 points with 6/9 from three) and the usual

(21 points) and

(19 points).

On the other hand, the NBA's mvp

, the protagonist with 32 points and 13 rebounds, is not enough.

Now

's team , sent off in the third quarter, will face

. 

The Azzurri

and immediately try to put their nose ahead, but with a

run and a 4-point game by

, the Serbs find the

.

Italy

and with the determination of

and

, to which is added a layup by

, manages to limit the damage and close the

.

handle

EuroBasket 2022 Italy wins

In the second quarter, however, Pozzecco's team goes

,

climbs into the chair and with a couple of sumptuous rebounds in attack he signs the new Serbian partial which is worth

.

places two heavy bombs that give back courage to the Azzurri,

tries to sign up for the match with a good 3-point game and in the following action he slips a triple that mends the tear with Serbia up to

, with which in fact we arrive at the interval.

Upon

the locker rooms, Italy continues to fight with the heart, it must also face the

, but with

.

even overturns the race taking to

.    

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Nico Mannion goes to the basket during the round of 16 against Serbia

Jokic tries to play the Serbian charge and before the last quarter he signs the free throws that are worth two lengths of advantage for the Balkans, but at

and his teammates prove much more lucid and with a

, signed from the triples of a magical

and a daring

, they find a sensational advantage on

.

Serbia

with nerves rather than quality,

even in defense and does not allow easy baskets, making the opponent's comeback a mountain to climb.

In addition, the Azzurri manage to score, especially from the line, to defend the advantage and seal a very heavy success.