Italy, Marco Spissu cuts short on Paolo Banchero

The words of Marco Spissu ahead of Italy-USA

A few hours before the match valid for the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup against the United States of America, Italbasket guard Marco Spissu è expressed himself bluntly about his feelings ahead of the match.

"The presence of Paolo Banchero should not affect. He is a player from the United States and we will have to treat him as such. In addition, we have not even met him" debuted the 1995 class of Reyer Venezia to the microphones of "Tuttosport" regarding the Orlando Magic's all-star.

"Defensively we will have to come back well, carefully and without letting them run. We will have to do even more stunting, because they are players who like to go one-on-one. It's clear that we will face champions, but although not favored we will try hard. We will need our defensive strength and a perfect connection of the five on the court" added Marco Spissu

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On the encounter with the USA, Virtus Bologna guard Alessandro Pajola also wanted to have his say: "I was surprised by their defeat against Lithuania, because they have a lot of quality. We have to take the court knowing that nobody è unbeatable and that all teams have weaknesses. It will be crucial to remain continuous for the entire 40'. Mistakes must be kept to a minimum and we will need to stay within the game plan we have prepared. We need to stay ourselves and be aggressive in the defensive half of the field".