Lucas Sáez-Bravo Madrid
Madrid
Updated Tuesday, February 13, 2024-1:17 p.m.
Six months after the fiasco at the World Cup and with his sights set on next summer, where the team will play in the Valencia Pre-Olympic Championship (July 2 to 7) for its ticket to the Paris Games,
Sergio Scariolo
once again recruited his troops to face the qualification matches for Eurobasket 2025. A window that will face Latvia next Thursday the 22nd in Zaragoza and on Sunday the 25th against Belgium in Charleroi and in which there was a major surprise:
Ricky Rubio
is among those chosen.
"
He told me that he would like his first official match to be with the national team
. It was exciting, I was in the hospital with my mother. I told him to adjust his expectations, not to expect to be the MVP of the 2019 World Cup. That takes time "You have to be very cautious and patient," confirmed the coach about the Barça player, who has not yet made his Barça debut after confirming his return a few days ago after more than six months away from the fields due to his health problems. mental.
A list of 14 players in which 10 of them play in the Euroleague. In addition to Ricky, the return of Carlos Alocén, the presence of the Madrid players Alberto Abalde and Rudy Fernández (Llull is not there) and the Barça players Darío Brizuela and Joel Parra (Willy Hernángomez is not there) are notable. Alberto Díaz, Víctor Claver, López Aróstegui, Jaime Pradilla, Jankuba Sima, Jaime Fernández and Sebas Saiz complete a call in which neither Lorenzo Brown nor Juan Núñez are included. In addition, there are six guests from the training categories. Hugo González, Eli Ndiaye, Lucas Langarita, Jordi Rodríguez, De Larrea and Saint Exupery.
A special window. Because, after the rapprochements between FIBA and the Euroleague, with their old battle somewhat more softened, for the first time in years it is easier for players from the top continental competition to go with their national teams beyond the summer. Mainly because the Euroleague matchday is not played.