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Italian national team's head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco has decided to cut Amedeo Della Valle and to remain with 13 man-roster.

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The Italian basketball Federation announced on Sunday that the Italian national team has cut its roster down to 13 remaining players.

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The Italian national team's head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco has decided to cut Amedeo Della Valle and remain with 13 man-roster.

Returning overnight from Hamburg to Brescia, the Azzurri held a training session this morning at PalaLeonessa, at the end of which Amedeo Della Valle was authorized to leave the gathering.

"Another difficult choice," said Gianmarco Pozzecco.

"And that makes me suffer. I thank Amedeo, who is not inferior to anyone as demonstrated by the exceptional championship he played this year," added the coach.

"In the national team, however, it is necessary to make functional choices for the team and this is the reason for my decision," Pozzecco explained his decision.

Remaining 13-man Italian NT roster:

0 Marco Spissu (Umana Reyer Venezia) 1 Niccolo Mannion (Segafredo Virtus Bologna) 6 Paul Biligha (Armani Exchange Milan) 7 Stefano Tonut (Armani Exchange Milano) 8 Danilo Gallinari (Boston Celtics - NBA) 9 Nicolò Melli (Armani Exchange Milan) 13 Simone Fontecchio (Utah Jazz - NBA) 16 Amedeo Tessitori (Umana Reyer Venezia) 17 Giampaolo Ricci (Armani Exchange Milano ) 25 Tommaso Baldasso (Armani Exchange Milano) 33 Achille Polonara (Anadolu Efes Istanbul - Turkey) 54 Alessandro Pajola (Segafredo Virtus Bologna ) 70 Luigi Datome (Armani Exchange Milano)

Italian NT schedule:

24 August, Ukraine-Italy (Riga - Latvia, World Cup 2023 Qualifiers)

27 August, Italy-Georgia (Brescia, World Cup 2023 Qualifiers)

2 September, Italy-Estonia (Milan, EuroBasket 2022 )

3 September, Italy-Greece (Milan, EuroBasket 2022)

5 September, Italy-Ukraine (Milan, EuroBasket 2022)

6 September, Italy-Croatia (Milan, EuroBasket 2022)

8 September, Italy-Great Britain (Milan, EuroBasket 2022)

10-18 September, Final phase of 2022 EuroBasket in Berlin, Germany.

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