Giovanni Petrucci dedicates women's Italbasket bronze to Achille Polonara

FIP President Giovanni Petrucci spoke after Italbasket women’s bronze medal win: “A medal that we place around the neck of Achille Polonara“

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“A splendid, well-deserved bronze because it certifies the excellent work done in recent months by Andrea Capobianco, a technician to whom the Federation has relied on for so many years”, added the number one of Italian basketball.

“I sincerely thank the Azzurre for how they interpreted this European Championship, on the court and off. The National Team has felt the great affection that has come from Italy in these days: all the most important Italian Media have reported the beautiful journey of this team, which has climbed so many positions in the Continental Ranking and is a young group. The future is on our side”, he concluded.

Special dedication also for Coach Capobianco: “I dedicate this victory to Gaetano Laguardia and Giustino Altobelli, two fundamental figures for me and who are now surely rejoicing somewhere. It’s an incredible success and it’s all from the players who believed in our work from the first day of assembly, never letting their guard down. Reaching the semifinals I asked the team if they were satisfied or if they wanted to go all the way. They didn’t even let me finish the sentence. It is an immense joy, which I share with the entire federal structure that put us in the best conditions.”