BASKETBALL: GOLD ITALY
The Italian National Basketball team wins the gold medal at the Games, beating Greece in the final 87-86 (29-16 16-25 20-21 23-23). Recalcati’s team maintained their distance from the Greeks from the beginning. In the third and in the quarter fraction the Greek team turned the situation around and the Italians nearly risked losing the match until the last second (they were at an advantage of 84-86) when a three points shooting by Pecile gave the Azzuri the chance to win. It’s an important confirmation for Italian basket after winning the Bronze in the European Championship 2003 and the Silver medal in Athens’s Olympic games. All the medals were won by Coach Recalcati. The team who won the gold : Giorgio Boscagin, Marco Carraretto, Alessandro Cittadini, Christian Di Giuliomaria, Luca Garri, Jacopo Giacchetti, Davide Lamma, Marco Mordente, Andrea Pecile, Tomas Ress, Mason Richard Rocca, Walter Santarossa. The only one of these to participate at Athens was Luca Garri.
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