Achille Polonara: "Second day without wheelchair"

On the occasion of the challenge between Italy and Iceland, the captain of the Italian national basketball team, Achille Polonara, spoke to the microphones of Sky: “I must say that as soon as I entered my legs were shaking, I was super excited” began the Marche player, who is fighting a tough battle against leukemia.

“It’s the second day basically that I’m without a wheelchair, so it’s already a success – he added -. I told my teammates that they are very lucky to be part of this group: I also wanted to be part of it last summer, then unfortunately for obvious reasons I couldn’t be part of it. However, if they are in the national team today, it is because they are the best there are right now, they should be proud of it”.

The best scorer among the Azzurri was Davide Casarin with 19 points (his career high after scoring 10 points against Spain in Caceres on Feb. 25, 2023), also going in double figures were Gabriele Procida (16, career high equaled), Tommaso Baldasso (13), Amedeo Della Valle (10) and Amedeo Tessitori, who in addition to scoring 10 points captured 10 rebounds. Debut with the Senior Jersey for Francesco Ferrari, Matteo Librizzi, Luigi Suigo and Luca Vincini. From Friday, Nico Mannion will also join the training sessions: in the evening both Matteo Librizzi and Diego Garavaglia were allowed to leave the gathering.