2023-09-07 11:15:00
In a meeting without real stake, Latvia offered Italy (82-87). Simone Fontecchio had been left in the fridge for the meeting and it felt good on the Italian side. Latvia will face the winner of Slovenia – Lithuania for the 5th place of this World Cup.
Will you take back a bit of Latvia?
That’s good because the nice surprise of the competition will play for an equally good fifth place on Saturday once morest Lithuania or Slovenia. Opposed to the Italians today, the Latvians at first seemed to take on a mini-hangover badly in the first half, surely the scars of the frustrating elimination once morest Germany yesterday. Luigi Datome took the opportunity to send a few bomblets from the parking lot and create a small gap at the start of the match, in favor of the Italians. Simone Fontecchio meanwhile watched the game quietly from the bench. The best Italian player in the competition didn’t walk the court today, so don’t bother…
C’è solo un capitano and the game is not ready to move on from him ???? ????#FIBAWC x #WinForItalia ???????? pic.twitter.com/lUrTJld9cR
— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 ???? (@FIBAWC) September 7, 2023
With the strength of the wrist and thanks to the talent of its workforce, Latvia will return to the game. One man stands out on the Latvian side on this meeting: Andrejs Grazulis. The guy slammed us with an almost perfect 12/13 shooting including 3/3 from the parking lot by scoring 28 points and collecting 6 rebounds. Around, Davis Bertans – as usual – shot from all possible and unimaginable angles of the field. We might still admire one of the darlings of this competition, the leader Arthur Zagars, gratifying us with some nice actions. That is what is good.
The hidden gem of #FIBAWC 2023, Arturs Zagars, is at it once more. ????
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— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 ???? (@FIBAWC) September 7, 2023
Latvia was collectively stronger once morest the Italians who might have – despite everything – come back at the end of the game. But without Fontecchio, the mission was too complicated. Latvia will play Saturday once morest the winner of Slovenia – Lithuania to go scratch the top 5. Italy, meanwhile, will play once morest the loser of this match for the 7th place of this World Cup 2023.
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