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Italbasket sconfitta dalla Serbia, qualificazione al Mondiale ancora da conquistare

Italy's national basketball team defeated by Serbia, World Cup qualification still to be secured

PESARO - The Azzurri basketball team lost 64-76 in their big match against Serbia, which with this victory leapfrogged Italy in the FIBA World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Group J standings. Coach Banchi's team played on equal terms against Jokic and his teammates, but in the final five minutes, Serbia's physicality prevailed, widening the lead to a final 12-point lead. Nico Mannion (23 points, 10-of-10 free throws) was the Azzurri's top scorer. Simone Fontecchio also scored in double figures with 15 points. November marks the fifth qualifying window, in which…
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Italbasket maschile cede 78-76 in casa della Bosnia Erzogovina, resta aperta la strada per il Mondiale 2027

The Italian men's basketball team lost 78-76 to Bosnia and Herzogovina, leaving the road to the 2027 World Cup open.

TZULA (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Italy lost 78-76 in Tuzla to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first of two games in the first window of the second qualifying phase for the 2027 World Cup. However, their path to the World Championships in Doha is far from compromised, thanks in part to defeats by Lithuania in Turkey and Iceland in Serbia. The Azzurri will now face the Serbians in Pesaro on Monday, August 31st. “It was a very tough match, as we expected,” commented coach Luca Banchi. “It's never easy to play with such intensity at the start of the season. We played…
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