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The Italian national team will face France in a rematch of an August 12th friendly today.

Ahead of the matchup, the head coach of Italy, Gianmarco Pozzecco, provided some updates regarding the game plan and the squad's status.

"We come from two days of necessary rest. The Bologna match gave us many positive signs," the coach told. "We will have to show that we know how to suffer. It will be a complicated and totally different game."

"I will have to try less-tested situations but I respect my players and I am sure that France will not go easy on us," he continued. "Gigi Datome will not be in the match, taking precautionary rest due to a slight fatigue."

On the other side of the court, the French national team's head coach Vincent Collet did not provide many comments.

"Missed shots were the subject of one of our sessions," he specified. "We will try to improve quickly. The point of Friday's game was that it was a real game. We have improved a lot defensively compared to the match against the Netherlands, with the exception of controlling the rebounds."

The match in Montpellier is scheduled to start at 20:30 CET.

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