Pozzecco kicked out, Casalone cites him at end of contest

Pozzecco kicked out, Casalone cites him at end of race

It is the turn of Edoardo Casalone, who took over for Pozzecco, who was ejected with two minutes and 20 seconds left in the first half, to speak to the press after the unexpected knockout.

"As the Poz always says, these guys care about it to death and even tonight it è showed with the great reaction we had in the final where we even tried to win it – he says -. In these competitions the basket difference counts and the players know it. Even tonight we built good shots that then did not go in. Our way of playing è this, we are the same team that won the 7 preparation games and we will continue to play as we know how to do".

"The game against the Philippines è decisive but it would have been decisive even if we had won. We remain focused ahead of Tuesday" adds Casalone.