Italy team for EuroBasket 2022 qualification

Italy
2020-21 season
President	Gianni Petrucci
Head coach	Romeo Sacchetti
Qualifiers	Qualified
PIR leader	Spissu 17.2
Scoring leader	Vitali 14.8
Rebounding leader	Fontecchio 5.0
Assists leader	Spissu 7.7
Highest home attendance	4000 vs Russia ; (20 February 2020)
Lowest home attendance	4000 vs Russia ; (20 February 2020)
Average home attendance	4000 vs Russia ; (20 February 2020)
Biggest win	83–64 vs Russia; (20 February 2020)
Biggest defeat	87–78 @ N. Macedonia; (21 February 2021)
Home	Away
	← 2019 World Cup Olympic QT →
	All statistics correct as of February 21, 2021.

The Italy team for EuroBasket 2022 qualification will represent Italy at the EuroBasket 2022 qualification. Italy has already qualified for the EuroBasket 2022 being one of the host countries. Nevertheless Italians won four matches and lost two, ending the competition in the first position.

Timeline[]

First window

28 January 2020: submitted the long list of 24 players.^[1]
3 February 2020: submitted the list of 16 players.^[2]
12 February 2020: was replaced by due to an ankle injury.^[3]^[4]
19 February 2020: submitted list of 12 players for the match against Russia.^[5]
20–23 February 2020 – First window
- 20 February 2020: Italy 83 – 64 Russia^[6]
- 23 February 2020: Estonia 81 – 67 Italy^[7]

Second window

24 October 2020: submitted the long list.^[8]
21 November 2020: submitted the list of 16 players.^[9]
23 November 2020: due to light fever Paolo Banchero was excluded from the list if 16 from the team's medical staff.^[10]
25 November 2020: chosen the final 12 players that will play in Tallin.^[11]
27–30 November 2020: The second window
- 28 November 2020: The match against North Macedonia was postponed due to SARS-CoV-2 cases in the Macedonian team.^[12]
- 30 November 2020: Russia 66 – 70 Italy^[13]

Third window

1 February 2021: submitted long list of 24 players.^[14]
7 February 2021: submitted the list 14 player for the Perm bubble.^[15]
14 February 2021: replaces .^[16]
18–21 February 2021: The third window
- 18 February 2021: Italy 92-84 North Macedonia^[17]
- 19 February 2021: Italy 101-105 Estonia^[18]
- 21 February 2021: North Macedonia 87-78 Italy^[19]

Kit[]

Supplier: Spalding / Sponsor: Barilla

Home

Away

Roster[]

These were the players that coach Sacchetti called for the qualification in the three windows.

Pos.	No.	Name	Age^*	Ht.
PG	0	Marco Spissu	26	1.84
SG	00	Amedeo Della Valle	27	1.94
PG	7	Leonardo Candi	23	1.90
G	11	Davide Moretti	22	1.90
SF	13	Simone Fontecchio	25	2.03
PG	13	Tommaso Baldasso	23	1.91
C	16	Amedeo Tessitori	26	2.08
PF	17	Giampaolo Ricci	29	2.01
PG	18	Matteo Spagnolo	18	1.93
PF	19		27	2.07
SG	22		20	1.93
PF	24	Filippo Baldi Rossi	29	2.07
PG	25	Michele Ruzzier	28	1.83
SG	30		26	1.92
SG	31	Michele Vitali	29	1.96
SF	32		23	1.97
C	35		23	2.11
C	41		28	2.08
SF	44	Davide Alviti	24	2.00
PF	45	Nicola Akele	23	2.03
PG	54	Alessandro Pajola	21	1.94
SF	50	Gabriele Procida	18	2.00
C	55		26	2.11

Notes

^* Age on February 21, 2021

Legend

	not called
	did not play
	played
	starting 5

Staff[]

Position	Staff member	Age	Team
Head coach	Romeo Sacchetti	67	Fortitudo Bologna (prev. Vanoli Cremona)
Assistant coaches	Emanuele Molin	61	Aquila Trento
	Massimo Maffezzoli	45	Eurobasket Roma
	Paolo Conti	51	Italian Basketball Federation
Physical trainer	Matteo Panichi	48	Italian Basketball Federation
Physician	Sandro Senzameno	68	Italian Basketball Federation
Orthopaedic	Raffaele Cortina	60	Italian Basketball Federation
Osteopath	Roberto Oggioni	45	Italian Basketball Federation
Osteopath	Francesco Ciallella	40	Italian Basketball Federation
Team manager	Massimo Valle	54	Italian Basketball Federation
Press officer	Francesco D'Aniello	40	Italian Basketball Federation
Manager	Roberto Brunamonti	61	Italian Basketball Federation
Video maker	Marco Cremonini	32	Italian Basketball Federation
Equipment manager	Curzio Garofoli	50	Italian Basketball Federation
Equipment manager	Andrea Annessa	47	Italian Basketball Federation

Source: [1]

Qualification[]

The draw was held on 22 July 2019 in Munich, Germany. Italy was drawn into Group B with Estonia, North Macedonia and Russia.^[20] These matches will be played in three windows from 17 to 25 February 2020; from 23 November to 1 December 2020 and from 15 to 23 February 2021 with two games played by each team in every window.^[21]^[22]

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Win %
EuroBasket qualification	20 February 2020	21 February 2021	6	4	2	0	511	487	+24	066.67
Total			6	4	2	0	511	487	+24	066.67

Source: Competitions

Group B[]

Table

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	6	4	2	511	487	+24	10^[a]	EuroBasket 2022 as host
2	Russia	6	4	2	460	405	+55	10^[a]	EuroBasket 2022
3	Estonia	6	2	4	459	505	−46	8^[b]	EuroBasket 2022
4	North Macedonia	6	2	4	473	506	−33	8^[b]

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Italy 153–130 Russia
^ ^a ^b Estonia 165–158 North Macedonia

Results summary

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
6	4	2	511	487	+24	2	1	276	253	+23	2	1	235	234	+1

Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	L	L
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; V = Void

vs Russia[]

had incurred in an injury on the right eye the same day of the match and, because of the FIBA regulation, he couldn't be replaced.^[23]

20 February 2020 1	Italy	83–64	Russia	Naples, Italy
20:30 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 26-24, 15-9, 21-18, 21-13
Livebasketball.tv, Sky Sport Arena	Pts: Ricci 19 Rebs: Ricci, Fontecchio 7 Asts: Spissu 10 PIR: Ricci 22	Boxscore	Pts: Kulagin 17 Rebs: Antipov 6 Asts: Kulagin 8 PIR: Antipov 20	Arena: PalaBarbuto Attendance: 4000 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Martin Vulic (CRO), Fernando Calatrava (ESP)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	0	Marco Spissu	10	4	10
SG	31	Michele Vitali	15	4	3
SF	13	Simone Fontecchio	10	7	1
PF	17	Giampaolo Ricci	19	7	1
C	16	Amedeo Tessitori	6	5	3
Reserves:
PG	18	Matteo Spagnolo	3	1	1
SG	22		3	0	0
PF	24	Filippo Baldi Rossi	7	3	0
PG	25	Michele Ruzzier	7	2	2
SG	30		0	0	0
C	35		DNP
PF	45	Nicola Akele	3	4	0
Head coach:
Romeo Sacchetti

Italy

Russia

0

Italy	Statistics	Russia
	Statistics
18/33 (54.5%)	2-pt field goals	12/27 (44.4%)
13/26 (50.0%)	3-pt field goals	9/30 (30.0%)
8/13 (61.5%)	Free throws	13/19 (68.4%)
9	Offensive rebounds	4
32	Defensive rebounds	22
41	Total rebounds	26
21	Assists	15
20	Turnovers	14
6	Steals	9
3	Blocks	2
21	Fouls	22

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	19	Ivan Strebkov	0	1	2
SG	22	Dmitry Kulagin	17	2	8
SF	7	Vitaly Fridzon	6	1	1
PF	32	Pavel Antipov	14	6	1
C	8	Vladimir Ivlev	10	3	0
Reserves:
PG	2	Andrei Sopin	0	0	0
SG	4	Evgeny Baburin	0	2	0
PG	5		6	1	0
PG	6	Grigory Motovilov	10	1	1
PF	21		0	1	2
C	31	Evgeny Valiev	3	3	0
C	64	Artem Klimenko	0	0	0
Head coach:
Sergei Bazarevich

@ Estonia[]

23 February 2020 2	Estonia	81–87	Italy	Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (GMT+2)	Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 29-23, 14-18, 20-28
Livebasketball.tv, Sky Sport HD	Pts: Kitsing 22 Rebs: Jõesaar 9 Asts: Kullamäe 6 PIR: Kitsing 22	Boxscore	Pts: Vitali 22 Rebs: Ricci, Vitali, Akele 4 Asts: Spissu 8 PIR: Ricci 23	Arena: Saku Suurhall Attendance: 7500 Referees: Aleksandar Glisić (SRB), Martin Horozov (BGR), Andrei Sharapa (BLR)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	77	Kristian Kullamäe	17	2	6
SG	2	Sander Raieste	3	5	1
SF	21	Janari Jõesaar	7	9	2
PF	11	Siim-Sander Vene	21	5	2
C	33	Kristjan Kitsing	22	3	1
Reserves:
SF	0	Henri Drell	5	1	0
PF	3	Kregor Hermet	2	1	1
SG	4	Rain Veideman	2	2	1
SF	13	Kaspar Treier	0	1	0
C	20	Rauno Nurger	2	1	0
PG	22	Martin Dorbek	0	0	0
PG	44	Kerr Kriisa	0	1	5
Head coach:
Jukka Toijala

Estonia

Italy

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Estonia	Statistics	Italy
	Statistics
15/31 (48.4%)	2-pt field goals	21/32 (65.6%)
13/36 (36.1%)	3-pt field goals	10/26 (38.5%)
12/14 (85.7%)	Free throws	15/18 (83.3%)
16	Offensive rebounds	10
17	Defensive rebounds	20
33	Total rebounds	30
19	Assists	20
18	Turnovers	16
8	Steals	10
3	Blocks	3
20	Fouls	18

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	0	Marco Spissu	9	2	8
SG	31	Michele Vitali	22	4	1
SF	13	Simone Fontecchio	9	3	1
PF	17	Giampaolo Ricci	18	4	6
C	16	Amedeo Tessitori	6	2	0
Reserves:
PG	18	Matteo Spagnolo	0	0	0
SG	22		DNP
PF	24	Filippo Baldi Rossi	10	2	1
PG	25	Michele Ruzzier	2	1	2
SG	30		0	2	0
PF	45	Nicola Akele	8	4	0
C	55		3	3	1
Head coach:
Romeo Sacchetti

vs North Macedonia[]

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the matches of the second window against North Macedonia and Russia have been arranged to be played behind closed doors, in the protected bubble of the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn.

But the first of the two matches against North Macedonia that was initially scheduled to be played on November 28, was postponed ^[24] because three Macedonian players were found positive to SARS-CoV-2. The FIBA Medical Commission was forced to defer the game.^[25] The match was finally played in the third window on 18th of February 2021 in the Perm bubble in Russia.

18 February 2021 3	Italy	92–84	North Macedonia	Perm (Russia)
time = 19:30 (GMT+5)	Scoring by quarter: 25-23, 16-20, 22-21, 29-20
Livebasketball.tv, Sky Sport HD	Pts: Tessitori 18 Rebs: Ricci 7 Asts: Spissu 9 PIR: Tessitori 21	Boxscore	Pts: Dimitrijević 24 Rebs: Trajkovski 7 Asts: Dimitrijević 12 PIR: Dimitrijević 22	Arena: Molot Sports Hall Referees: Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Yener Yilmaz (TUR), Alexandre Deman (FRA)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	0	Marco Spissu	13	2	9
SG	7	Leonardo Candi	9	3	2
SF	44	Davide Alviti	8	6	1
PF	17	Giampaolo Ricci	11	7	1
C	16	Amedeo Tessitori	18	6	3
Reserves:
SG	00	Amedeo Della Valle	8	1	1
PG	13	Tommaso Baldasso	8	4	2
PG	18	Matteo Spagnolo	0	0	0
SG	22		7	2	0
PF	24	Filippo Baldi Rossi	3	4	2
PF	45	Nicola Akele	7	2	2
SF	50	Gabriele Procida	DNP
Head coach:
Romeo Sacchetti

Italy

North Macedonia

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Italy	Statistics	North Macedonia
	Statistics
19/40 (47.5%)	2-pt field goals	22/39 (56.4%)
14/35 (40.0%)	3-pt field goals	7/22 (32.8%)
12/15 (80.0%)	Free throws	19/28 (67.9%)
11	Offensive rebounds	5
32	Defensive rebounds	30
43	Total rebounds	35
23	Assists	18
6	Turnovers	8
6	Steals	1
0	Blocks	6
20	Fouls	18

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	7	Nenad Dimitrijević	24	2	12
SG	8	Vojdan Stojanovski	15	3	3
SF	19	Damjan Stojanovski	3	3	0
PF	12	Bojan Trajkovski	11	7	1
C	24	Jacob Wiley	17	6	1
Reserves:
C	0	Bojan Krstevski	5	3	0
SG	4		DNP
SG	5	Kristijan Nikolov	0	0	1
PG	9	Andrej Magdevski	4	1	0
PF	11	Stojan Gjuroski	5	2	0
C	15		DNP
SF	20	Damjan Robev	0	0	0
Head coach:
Aleksandar Todorov

@ Russia[]

30 November 2020 4	Russia	66–70	Italy	Tallinn, Estonia
16:00 (GMT+2)	Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 16-21, 13-14, 22-20
Livebasketball.tv, Sky Sport Arena	Pts: Vorontsevich 11 Rebs: Vorontsevich 11 Asts: Strebkov, Vorontsevich, Kulagin 4 PIR: Vorontsevich 17	Boxscore	Pts: Tessitori 27 Rebs: Tessitori 9 Asts: Della Valle, Spissu 5 PIR: Tessitori 26	Arena: Saku Suurhall Attendance: behind closed doors Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	27	Mikhail Kulagin	7	6	4
SG	4	Evgeny Baburin	8	5	2
SF	21		0	4	0
PF	20	Andrey Vorontsevich	11	11	4
C	8	Vladimir Ivlev	6	1	1
Reserves:
SG	6	Grigory Motovilov	8	0	0
PF	14		DNP
SG	15		DNP
PG	19	Ivan Strebkov	8	3	4
SF	21		5	4	0
PF	31		4	6	0
SF	32	Pavel Antipov	9	5	1
Head coach:
Sergei Bazarevich

Russia

Italy

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Russia	Statistics	Italy
	Statistics
17/33 (51.5%)	2-pt field goals	17/33 (51.5%)
7/30 (23.3%)	3-pt field goals	7/23 (30.4%)
11/18 (61.1%)	Free throws	15/26 (57.7%)
16	Offensive rebounds	10
31	Defensive rebounds	26
47	Total rebounds	36
16	Assists	16
14	Turnovers	10
1	Steals	10
0	Blocks	1
24	Fouls	26

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	54	Alessandro Pajola	5	5	3
SG	0	Marco Spissu	11	4	5
SF	31	Michele Vitali	2	2	0
PF	17	Giampaolo Ricci	12	4	1
C	16	Amedeo Tessitori	27	9	0
Reserves:
G/F	00	Amedeo Della Valle	3	1	5
SG	11	Davide Moretti	3	0	0
PG	13	Tommaso Baldasso	0	1	0
PF	19		4	3	1
SF	32		1	1	0
SF	44	Davide Alviti	0	1	1
PF	45	Nicola Akele	2	1	0
Head coach:
Romeo Sacchetti

vs Estonia[]

The third and last window, together with the postponed game against North Macedonia, was played in the Perm bubble in Russia in order to limit the exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic. All games were played behind closed doors.

19 February 2021 5	Italy	101–1050(OT)	Estonia	Perm (Russia)
16:30 (GMT+5)	Scoring by quarter: 21-20, 23-34, 22-28, 28-12, Overtime: 7-11
Livebasketball.tv, Sky Sport HD	Pts: Vitali 24 Rebs: Vitali 9 Asts: Spissu 6 PIR: Vitali 34	Boxscore	Pts: Kotsar 32 Rebs: Treier 6 Asts: Sokk 14 PIR: Kotsar 25	Arena: Molot Sports Hall Referees: Yener Yilmaz (TUR), Zdenko Tomasović (SVK), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	0	Marco Spissu	16	2	6
SG	18	Matteo Spagnolo	9	4	1
SF	31	Michele Vitali	24	9	5
PF	17	Giampaolo Ricci	19	2	3
C	16	Amedeo Tessitori	6	0	1
Reserves:
SG	00	Amedeo Della Valle	4	0	2
PG	7	Leonardo Candi	5	2	3
PG	13	Tommaso Baldasso	6	0	2
SG	41		DNP
SF	44	Davide Alviti	8	0	3
PF	45	Nicola Akele	4	2	2
SF	50	Gabriele Procida	0	0	0
Head coach:
Romeo Sacchetti

Italy

Estonia

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Italy	Statistics	Estonia
	Statistics
19/29 (65.5%)	2-pt field goals	30/46 (65.2%)
13/28 (46.4%)	3-pt field goals	9/25 (36.0%)
24/24 (100%)	Free throws	18/21 (85.7%)
7	Offensive rebounds	15
15	Defensive rebounds	16
22	Total rebounds	31
28	Assists	29
22	Turnovers	21
9	Steals	6
1	Blocks	1
27	Fouls	26

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	22	Martin Dorbek	0	4	2
SG	77	Kristian Kullamäe	10	2	4
SF	21	Janari Jõesaar	13	3	4
PF	3	Kaspar Treier	17	6	2
C	15	Maik Kotsar	32	1	0
Reserves:
SF	0	Henri Drell	12	2	1
SG	1	Märt Rosenthal	DNP
PG	5	Rait-Riivo Laane	DNP
PG	7	Sten Sokk	3	3	14
SG	8	Robert Valge	DNP
PF	13	Kregor Hermet	9	1	0
C	20	Rauno Nurger	9	2	0
Head coach:
Jukka Toijala

@ North Macedonia[]

21 February 2021 6	North Macedonia	87–78	Italy	Perm (Russia)
17:00 (GMT+5)	Scoring by quarter: 20-30, 21-22, 26-13, 20-13
Livebasketball.tv, Sky Sport HD	Pts: Dimitrijević 22 Rebs: Wiley 7 Asts: Dimitrijević 7 PIR: Magdevski 28	Boxscore	Pts: Spissu 17 Rebs: Akele 4 Asts: Spissu 8 PIR: Spissu 22	Arena: Molot Sports Hall Referees: Yener Yilmaz (TUR), Zdenko Tomasović (SVK), Deman Alexandre (FRA)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	7	Nenad Dimitrijević	22	5	7
SG	8	Vojdan Stojanovski	16	4	4
SF	19	Damjan Stojanovski	8	1	0
PF	12	Bojan Trajkovski	4	4	2
C	24	Jacob Wiley	13	7	1
Reserves:
C	0	Bojan Krstevski	2	2	0
SG	5	Kristijan Nikolov	2	0	1
PG	9	Andrej Magdevski	20	4	4
PF	11	Stojan Gjuroski	0	3	1
SF	19	Damjan Stojanovski	8	1	0
SF	20	Damjan Robev	DNP
PG	21		DNP
Head coach:
Aleksandar Todorov

North Macedonia

Italy

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North Macedonia	Statistics	Italy
	Statistics
18/33 (54.5%)	2-pt field goals	14/32 (43.8%)
11/27 (40.7%)	3-pt field goals	12/24 (40.0%)
18/20 (90.0%)	Free throws	14/18 (77.8%)
6	Offensive rebounds	5
27	Defensive rebounds	25
33	Total rebounds	30
20	Assists	24
14	Turnovers	16
6	Steals	8
2	Blocks	1
23	Fouls	22

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	0	Marco Spissu	17	2	8
SG	31	Michele Vitali	11	3	2
SF	22		11	2	0
PF	17	Giampaolo Ricci	2	3	2
C	24	Filippo Baldi Rossi	6	2	2
Reserves:
PG	7	Leonardo Candi	3	2	4
PG	13	Tommaso Baldasso	DNP
PG	18	Matteo Spagnolo	7	3	1
C	41		0	1	0
SF	44	Davide Alviti	7	3	2
PF	45	Nicola Akele	4	4	1
SF	50	Gabriele Procida	10	3	2
Head coach:
Romeo Sacchetti

Statistics[]

Individual statistics[]

No.	Player	GC	GP	GS	MPG	2FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	EF	PPG
0	Marco Spissu	6	6	6	28.7	45.8% (1.8/4.0)	43.3% (2.2/5.0)	88.2% (2.5/2.8)	2.7	7.7	1.8	0.0	17.2	12.7
00	Amedeo Della Valle	3	3	0	13.3	50.0% (1.3/2.7)	0.0% (0.0/1.7)	77.8% (2.3/3.0)	0.7	2.7	0.7	0.0	5.3	5.0
7	Leonardo Candi	3	3	1	18.1	28.6% (0.7/2.3)	66.7% (1.3/2.0)	100% (0.3/0.3)	2.3	3.0	0.7	0.0	8.7	5.7
11	Davide Moretti	1	1	0	7.5	-	100% (1.0/1.0)	100% (1.0/1.0)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0
13	Simone Fontecchio	2	2	2	29.3	40.0% (2.0/5.0)	50.0% (1.5/3.0)	100% (1.0/1.0)	5.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	10.5	9.5
13	Tommaso Baldasso	4	3	0	14.4	50.0% (1.3/2.7)	33.3% (0.7/2.0)	-	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.0	4.7	4.7
16	Amedeo Tessitori	5	5	5	18.7	73.5% (5.0/6.8)	33.3% (0.2/0.6)	55.6% (2.0/3.6)	4.4	1.4	0.6	0.4	13.2	12.6
17	Giampaolo Ricci	6	6	6	26.5	50.0% (2.0/4.0)	54.5% (3.0/5.5)	75.0% (0.5/0.7)	4.5	2.3	1.2	0.3	15.3	13.5
18	Matteo Spagnolo	5	5	1	11.0	50.0% (1.4/2.8)	-	93.3% (1.0/1.2)	1.6	0.6	0.4	0.0	3.2	3.8
19		1	1	0	15.0	50.0% (1.0/2.0)	0.0% (0.0/3.0)	66.7% (2.0/3.0)	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	4.0
22		4	3	1	11.7	71.4% (1.7/2.3)	75.5% (1.0/1.3)	100% (0.7/0.7)	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.3	7.0
24	Filippo Baldi Rossi	4	4	1	13.2	58.8% (1.8/3.2)	40.0% (1.0/2.5)	-	2.8	1.3	0.3	0.3	7.0	6.5
25	Michele Ruzzier	2	2	0	15.4	50.0% (1.0/2.0)	33.3% (0.5/1.5)	50.0% (1.0/2.0)	1.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	3.0	4.5
30		2	2	0	4.9	-	0.0% (0.0/0.5)	-	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
31	Michele Vitali	5	5	5	28.8	50.0% (1.6/3.2)	40.0% (2.0/5.0)	90.3% (5.6/6.2)	4.4	2.2	1.6	0.0	17.0	14.8
32		1	1	0	4.3	-	-	25.0% (1.0/4.0)	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.0	1.0
35		1	0	0	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
41		2	1	0	12.3	0.0% (0.0/0.1)	0.0% (0.0/0.1)	-	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.0	0.0
44	Davide Alviti	4	4	1	18.5	50.0% (1.0/2.0)	33.3% (1.0/3.0)	75.0% (0.8/1.0)	2.5	1.8	1.0	0.0	6.5	5.8
45	Nicola Akele	6	6	0	17.1	75.0% (1.5/2.0)	28.6% (0.3/1.2)	80.0% (0.7/0.8)	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.5	6.5	4.7
54	Alessandro Pajola	1	1	1	30.0	33.3% (1.0/3.0)	0.0% (0.0/1.0)	75.5% (3.0/4.0)	5.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	5.0
50	Gabriele Procida	3	2	0	12.7	50.0% (1.0/2.0)	50.0% (1.0/2.0)	-	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	5.0
55		1	1	0	5.8	-	100% (1.0/1.0)	-	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	3.0

Individual game highs[]

	Total	Player	Opponent
Points	27	Amedeo Tessitori	@ Russia (30/11/2020)
Total Rebounds	9	Amedeo Tessitori	@ Russia (30/11/2020)
Total Rebounds	9	Michele Vitali	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
Assists	10	Marco Spissu	vs Russia (20/2/2020)
Blocks	2	Giampaolo Ricci	@ Estonia (23/2/2020)
Steals	3	Simone Fontecchio	@ Estonia (23/2/2020)
		Marco Spissu	@ Russia (30/11/2020)
		Michele Vitali	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
		Marco Spissu	@ North Macedonia (21/2/2021)
Efficiency	34	Michele Vitali	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
2-point field goal percentage⁵	80% (4/5)	Michele Vitali	vs Russia (20/2/2020)
3-point field goal percentage	100% (2/2)	Filippo Baldi Rossi	@ North Macedonia (21/2/2021)
Free throw percentage	100% (13/13)	Michele Vitali	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
Turnovers	5	Amedeo Tessitori	vs Russia (20/2/2020)
Minutes	36.3	Michele Vitali	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)

Notes

^5 at least 5 attempts
^OT match ended in overtime

	Total	Player	Opponent
2-point field goals made	11	Amedeo Tessitori	@ Russia (30/11/2020)
2-point field goals attempted	16	Amedeo Tessitori	@ Russia (30/11/2020)
3-point field goals made	4	Giampaolo Ricci	@ Estonia (23/2/2020)
3-point field goals attempted	10	Giampaolo Ricci	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
Free throws made	13	Michele Vitali	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
Free throws attempted	13	Michele Vitali	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
Offensive Rebounds	5	Amedeo Tessitori	@ Russia (30/11/2020)
Defensive Rebounds	7	Simone Fontecchio	vs Russia (20/2/2020)
Defensive Rebounds	7	Michele Vitali	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)

Team game highs[]

Statistic	Total	Opponent
Points	105	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
Total Rebounds	43	vs North Macedonia (18/2/2021)
Assists	28	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
Blocks	3	vs Russia (20/2/2020) @ Estonia (23/2/2020)
Steals	10	@ Russia (30/11/2020)
Efficiency	114	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
2-point field goal percentage	65.5%	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
3-point field goal percentage	50.0%	vs Russia (20/2/2020)
Free throw percentage	100%	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
Turnovers	6	vs North Macedonia (18/2/2021)

Statistic	Total	Opponent
2-point field goals made	19	vs North Macedonia (18/2/2021) vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
2-point field goals attempted	40	vs North Macedonia (18/2/2021)
3-point field goals made	14	vs North Macedonia (18/2/2021)
3-point field goals attempted	36	@ Estonia (23/2/2020)
Free throws made	24	vs Estonia^OT (19/2/2021)
Free throws attempted	26	@ Russia (30/11/2020)
Offensive Rebounds	16	@ Estonia (23/2/2020)
Defensive Rebounds	32	vs Russia (20/2/2020) vs North Macedonia (18/2/2021)

Notes

^OT match ended in overtime

References[]

^ "EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. La lista dei 24 pre convocati del CT Meo Sacchetti per le gare contro Russia ed Estonia" (in Italian). fip.it. 28 January 2020.
^ "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers I 16 convocati per il raduno di Napoli (17 febbraio). La linea verde di coach Sacchetti: "Costruire per il futuro"" (in Italian). fip.it. 3 February 2020.
^ "Andrea Pecchia non parteciperà al raduno di Napoli (distorsione alla caviglia). Dino Meneghin Capo Delegazione Azzurro a Tallinn" (in Italian). fip.it. 10 February 2020.
^ "Matteo Tambone convocato per il raduno di Napoli e per le gare contro Russia (20/02) ed Estonia (23/02)" (in Italian). fip.it. 12 February 2020.
^ "Il CT Sacchetti sceglie i 12 per Italia-Russia. Out Candussi e Mezzanotte. Petrucci: "L'Italia torna a Napoli, mancavamo da troppo tempo". Sacchetti: "Curioso di vedere le risposte in partita di questi giocatori"" (in Italian). fip.it. 19 February 2020.
^ "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. A Napoli esordio da urlo dell'Italia. Russia ko 83-64 (Ricci 19 pt). "Questi giocatori hanno dimostrato di avere personalità"" (in Italian). fip.it. 20 February 2020.
^ "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. Estonia-Italia 81-87. Ancora una vittoria per gli Azzurri (Vitali 22)" (in Italian). fip.it. 23 February 2020.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 e EuroBasket Women 2021 Qualifiers: le long list di Meo Sacchetti e Lino Lardo per le "bolle" di Tallinn e Riga" (in Italian). fip.it. 24 October 2020.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. I 16 convocati del CT Sacchetti per il raduno di Roma. Solo in 12 partiranno per la "bolla" di Tallinn" (in Italian). fip.it. 21 November 2020.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Paolo Banchero non potrà aggregarsi alla Nazionale: Leggero stato febbrile per uno dei componenti della sua famiglia. "Mi dispiace molto. Non vedo l'ora di avere altra opportunità"" (in Italian). fip.it. 23 November 2020.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Scelti i 12 Azzurri per la "bolla" di Tallinn. 5 esordienti per il CT: Sacchetti: "Da loro un messaggio chiaro. Ho recepito"" (in Italian). fip.it. 25 November 2020.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Rinviata Italia-Macedonia del Nord: tre casi COVID-19 tra i macedoni. Il comunicato ufficiale FIBA" (in Italian). fip.it. 28 November 2020.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Russia-Italia 66-70 (27 Tessitori). Azzurri ancora imbattuti (3/0). Sacchetti: "Bravi tutti i ragazzi a cogliere l'occasione"" (in Italian). fip.it. 30 November 2020.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. La long list del CT Sacchetti per la "bolla" di Perm' in Russia (15/22 febbraio)" (in Italian). fip.it. 1 February 2021.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. I 14 convocati del CT Sacchetti per la "bolla" di Perm'. Prima chiamata per Gabriele Procida" (in Italian). fip.it. 7 February 2021.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Simone Zanotti sostituisce l'indisponibile Leonardo Totè. Azzurri da domani nella "bolla" di Perm'" (in Italian). fip.it. 14 February 2021.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Italia-Macedonia del Nord 92-84 (18 Tessitori). Sacchetti: "Bene nel finale ma non la nostra migliore gara". Venerdì l'Estonia (12.30 in Italia, Sky Sport Uno)" (in Italian). fip.it. 18 February 2021.
^ "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Italia-Estonia 101-105 dts (24 M. Vitali). Azzurri già certi anche del primato del girone. Sacchetti: "Rivisto pecche in difesa. Non è bastato l'orgoglio finale"" (in Italian). fip.it. 19 February 2021.
^ "EuroBasket 2022. Macedonia del Nord-Italia 87-78 (17 Spissu). Gli Azzurri chiudono in testa il girone B. Sacchetti: "Peccato le due sconfitte, ma percorso utile per far crescere i giovani"" (in Italian). fip.it. 21 February 2021.
^ "Draw results in for FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA. 14 August 2019.
^ "Road to World Cup 2019 and EuroBasket 2021" (PDF). FIBA.
^ "Seedings confirmed ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Draw". FIBA. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. Leonardo Totè non prenderà parte al match contro la Russia. Lieve infortunio all'occhio destro" (in Italian). fip.it. 20 February 2020.
^ "FIBA statement about postponement of EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers games involving North Macedonia". fiba.basketball. 28 November 2020.
^ "FIBA statement about the EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers game Italy v North Macedonia". fiba.basketball. 28 November 2020.

External links[]

Official website
Italy Qualifiers Profile at the FIBA Website

[table_hth_ITA0.86104803153362-23] Italy 153–130 Russia

[table_hth_EST0.86104803153362-24] Estonia 165–158 North Macedonia

[1] "EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. La lista dei 24 pre convocati del CT Meo Sacchetti per le gare contro Russia ed Estonia" (in Italian). fip.it. 28 January 2020.

[2] "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers I 16 convocati per il raduno di Napoli (17 febbraio). La linea verde di coach Sacchetti: "Costruire per il futuro"" (in Italian). fip.it. 3 February 2020.

[3] "Andrea Pecchia non parteciperà al raduno di Napoli (distorsione alla caviglia). Dino Meneghin Capo Delegazione Azzurro a Tallinn" (in Italian). fip.it. 10 February 2020.

[4] "Matteo Tambone convocato per il raduno di Napoli e per le gare contro Russia (20/02) ed Estonia (23/02)" (in Italian). fip.it. 12 February 2020.

[5] "Il CT Sacchetti sceglie i 12 per Italia-Russia. Out Candussi e Mezzanotte. Petrucci: "L'Italia torna a Napoli, mancavamo da troppo tempo". Sacchetti: "Curioso di vedere le risposte in partita di questi giocatori"" (in Italian). fip.it. 19 February 2020.

[6] "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. A Napoli esordio da urlo dell'Italia. Russia ko 83-64 (Ricci 19 pt). "Questi giocatori hanno dimostrato di avere personalità"" (in Italian). fip.it. 20 February 2020.

[7] "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. Estonia-Italia 81-87. Ancora una vittoria per gli Azzurri (Vitali 22)" (in Italian). fip.it. 23 February 2020.

[8] "EuroBasket 2022 e EuroBasket Women 2021 Qualifiers: le long list di Meo Sacchetti e Lino Lardo per le "bolle" di Tallinn e Riga" (in Italian). fip.it. 24 October 2020.

[9] "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. I 16 convocati del CT Sacchetti per il raduno di Roma. Solo in 12 partiranno per la "bolla" di Tallinn" (in Italian). fip.it. 21 November 2020.

[10] "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Paolo Banchero non potrà aggregarsi alla Nazionale: Leggero stato febbrile per uno dei componenti della sua famiglia. "Mi dispiace molto. Non vedo l'ora di avere altra opportunità"" (in Italian). fip.it. 23 November 2020.

[11] "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Scelti i 12 Azzurri per la "bolla" di Tallinn. 5 esordienti per il CT: Sacchetti: "Da loro un messaggio chiaro. Ho recepito"" (in Italian). fip.it. 25 November 2020.

[12] "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Rinviata Italia-Macedonia del Nord: tre casi COVID-19 tra i macedoni. Il comunicato ufficiale FIBA" (in Italian). fip.it. 28 November 2020.

[13] "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Russia-Italia 66-70 (27 Tessitori). Azzurri ancora imbattuti (3/0). Sacchetti: "Bravi tutti i ragazzi a cogliere l'occasione"" (in Italian). fip.it. 30 November 2020.

[14] "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. La long list del CT Sacchetti per la "bolla" di Perm' in Russia (15/22 febbraio)" (in Italian). fip.it. 1 February 2021.

[15] "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. I 14 convocati del CT Sacchetti per la "bolla" di Perm'. Prima chiamata per Gabriele Procida" (in Italian). fip.it. 7 February 2021.

[16] "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Simone Zanotti sostituisce l'indisponibile Leonardo Totè. Azzurri da domani nella "bolla" di Perm'" (in Italian). fip.it. 14 February 2021.

[17] "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Italia-Macedonia del Nord 92-84 (18 Tessitori). Sacchetti: "Bene nel finale ma non la nostra migliore gara". Venerdì l'Estonia (12.30 in Italia, Sky Sport Uno)" (in Italian). fip.it. 18 February 2021.

[18] "EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers. Italia-Estonia 101-105 dts (24 M. Vitali). Azzurri già certi anche del primato del girone. Sacchetti: "Rivisto pecche in difesa. Non è bastato l'orgoglio finale"" (in Italian). fip.it. 19 February 2021.

[19] "EuroBasket 2022. Macedonia del Nord-Italia 87-78 (17 Spissu). Gli Azzurri chiudono in testa il girone B. Sacchetti: "Peccato le due sconfitte, ma percorso utile per far crescere i giovani"" (in Italian). fip.it. 21 February 2021.

[20] "Draw results in for FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA. 14 August 2019.

[21] "Road to World Cup 2019 and EuroBasket 2021" (PDF). FIBA.

[seed2019-22] "Seedings confirmed ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Draw". FIBA. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[25] "FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. Leonardo Totè non prenderà parte al match contro la Russia. Lieve infortunio all'occhio destro" (in Italian). fip.it. 20 February 2020.

[26] "FIBA statement about postponement of EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers games involving North Macedonia". fiba.basketball. 28 November 2020.

[27] "FIBA statement about the EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers game Italy v North Macedonia". fiba.basketball. 28 November 2020.

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v t EuroBasket 2022
Stages	Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage
General	Qualification Italy Serbia
Venues	Lanxess Arena (Cologne) Mediolanum Forum (Milan) Mercedes-Benz Arena (Berlin) O2 Arena (Prague) Tbilisi Sports Palace (Tbilisi)
Teams	Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic (host) Estonia Finland France Georgia (host) Germany (host) Great Britain Greece Hungary Israel Italy (host) Lithuania Netherlands Poland Russia Serbia Slovenia Spain Turkey Ukraine

Italy team for EuroBasket 2022 qualification

Contents

Timeline[]

Kit[]

Roster[]

Staff[]

Qualification[]

Group B[]

vs Russia[]

@ Estonia[]

vs North Macedonia[]

@ Russia[]

vs Estonia[]

@ North Macedonia[]

Statistics[]

Individual statistics[]

Individual game highs[]

Team game highs[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
6	4	2	511	487	+24	2	1	276	253	+23	2	1	235	234	+1

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
6	4	2	511	487	+24	2	1	276	253	+23	2	1	235	234	+1

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
6	4	2	511	487	+24	2	1	276	253	+23	2	1	235	234	+1