Italy - Lithuania

The Italians tragically seemed to be struggling against Puerto Rico, even though they were trying to win. Nevertheless, they are greatly lacking Fontechio, who could have single-handedly turned the game around. The game doesn't look very promising, compared to how exciting it was to watch the Italian team before. Lithuania won both games against Ghana with difficulty, but there is a plus side to this. It showed that nothing here will be easy and we need to play strong against everyone. There will be no room for complacency from the start. I also hope to see a good game from Sabonis, as the Italians have nothing to offer in that position and Melli will be easily dealt with.

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