Italy, Gianni Petrucci no-nonsense about Paolo Banchero

The words of the FIP president ahead of the match against the USA

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A few days away from the match valid for the quarterfinals of the World Cup against the United States of America, FIP president Gianni Petrucci, among other topics, has è expressed himself bluntly about finding Paolo Banchero as an opponent.

"I think Paolo will be glad to meet Italy, the country where we did everything to convince him to come and play. In this case we will be on the court as opponents" began the FIP president at the microphones of "Gazzetta dello Sport".

"It would be nice to land in the top four. We know that the level at these quarterfinals è very high but we will give our best. Basketball for two countries like Lithuania and the United States è national sport and the fact that we have come this far describes the great value of what we have achieved. The USA is the favorite for the final victory, but in life nothing è impossible" added Gianni Petrucci.