Women’s Italbasket, two luxury tests in Spain

A few months after the conclusion of the Women’s EuroBasket 2025 that saw us return from Athens with a historic bronze medal around our necks, the women’s national team is ready to get back on the court for two luxury friendlies in Spain.

The Azzurre trained in the morning before heading off to Malaga where they took a bus to La Linea (Spain), where they take on the hosts tomorrow at 6:45 pm. Saturday the second commitment of the tournament with France (7:30 p.m.) our last opponent at Women’s EuroBasket 2025.

Before flying for Spain, Francesca Leonardi, Gina Conti, Valeria Trucco and Caterina Gilli were allowed to leave the gathering.

Therefore, eight will be the “veterans” from the last European Championship in La Linea, given the absences of Cecilia Zandalasini, Martina Fassina, Francesca Pan and Francesca Pasa. Tomorrow for Jasmine Keys will be game number 50 with the Senior National Team jersey, absolute debut with the Senior jersey for Adele Cancelli.

“In Spain we play with two of the strongest teams in Europe along with Belgium, that’s what the recent European Championship told us – the words of coach Andrea Capobianco -These are friendly matches of a crazy level, challenging tests that I have always wanted to face since I have been coaching the National Team. We analyzed the statistical data that emerged from the European Championship and identified the situations in which we need and want to improve to remain at the highest level. Besides winning at this stage we are interested in taking a step forward in many directions. In Rome we had very good training sessions, I want to thank the athletes and staff for the attitude with which they presented themselves at this gathering”.

“If we keep the spirit of the European and correct some inaccuracies, we can take other satisfactions, I have said and repeated it several times to the players in these days. It is a group that has consolidated and is well together, this will certainly be an advantage since we will have to face a very difficult competition in March having very little time to get together and train. Going back to the gym with the Blue Women, I was immediately reminded of how good it is to train these athletes” concluded the coach of the Blue Women.