Overview
- Italy extended its unbeaten run in EuroBasket preparations to three games by defeating Latvia 91-75 at PalaTrieste in Trieste.
- Giovanni Fontecchio paced the team with 21 points, supported by Achille Ricci’s 16 and Nicolò Melli’s 13.
- Coach Gianmarco Pozzecco rotated lineups extensively to evaluate combinations against Luca Banchi’s Latvian side.
- The anticipated debut of naturalized guard Darius Thompson was postponed, delaying his first appearance for Italy.
- The squad now shifts focus to a marquee friendly against Argentina in Bologna on August 14 before playing in Athens and opening EuroBasket against Greece.