Italbasket, who after Gianmarco Pozzecco? The options

After Gianmarco Pozzecco’s farewell, announced amid tears after the loss to Slovenia, Gianni Petrucci is working to identify the ideal replacement who can lead basketball’s Italy.

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In the pole is Luca Banchi, who recently ended his experience leading Latvia. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, he has already met with Gigi Datome for informal talks and also has the support of Massimo Faraoni, secretary general of the National League.

Luca Banchi is therefore the big favorite, but the Sergio Scariolo hypothesis should not be ruled out, although obstacles are not lacking, especially those related to the calendar issue: he has a lot of commitments with Real Madrid and national team windows could create some hiccups.

While waiting to name his successor, Gianni Petrucci greeted Gianmarco Pozzecco this way: “I thank him for having created over these years a cohesive group with the pleasure of being together. For the choices on the future I will consult with Gigi Datome and Salvatore Trainotti, who are in charge of the Men” National Teams Sector.

“I can only thank this National Team for fighting to the end in all the games of this European Championship: the future is certainly on our side and this is also testified by the extraordinary results that all our National Teams have achieved in this incredible summer. Not the least of which is the European men’s 3×3 bronze medal we just won” concluded the FIP president.