Nicolo Melli: 'Unfortunately we didn't play our best game today' / News - Basketnews.com
Credit FIBA The Italian adventure at the Olympic Games has officially come to an end after a loss 75-74 against France in the quarter-finals. Despite the result, the team coached by Meo Sacchetti fought until the very end against a much more talented French squad.
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Italian captain Nicolo Melli said that the team didn't play its best game today but it once again showed passion and cohesion: "It's, of course, a bitter feeling of losing this game, we fell short just one game to be in the top four. I think we show one more time that we are a very good group. We play with heart, with passion, we stayed together through difficult times, we came back from -14 I believe. France played better than us. We didn't play our best game here in this tournament, unfortunately."
Melli finished with 2 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in 15 minutes. Italy's top scorer was Simone Fontecchio with 23 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal. Once again, the new addition of Baskonia showed how much he improved during this past season.
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