Italy's national basketball team suffered another defeat against Greece in their final test before the European Championship.

The final stage of the journey towards the European Championship brought another defeat for Marco Spissu's Italian basketball team . After the defeat against Latvia, Gianmarco Pozzecco's team was also defeated by Greece (76-74) in Athens , thus ending the Acropolis Tournament without a win. Attention now turns to Cyprus, where Italy will debut against the Greeks on August 28th.

The start was encouraging: intense defense, good ball circulation, and a ten-point lead at halftime (40-30). However, the balance shifted in the second half: a slow third quarter (27-12 for the home team) and too many turnovers—18 at the buzzer—complicated the final quarter, decided by a few misses from the arc and the Greeks' greater consistency.

Simone Fontecchio confirmed his position as the Italian's top scorer with 18 points, despite his poor shooting percentages (6/17). Saliou Niang also had a good performance (14 points and 6 rebounds), while Alessandro Pajola contributed 9 points and 7 assists, and Nicolò Melli finished with 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Sassari point guard Marco Spissu had 8 points. For Greece, Tyler Dorsey (14 points) took center stage, supported by Papanikolaou and Toliopoulos.

Greece-Italy 76-74

Greece : Dorsey 14, Larentzakis 2, Toliopoulos 10, Kalaitzakis 10, Papanikoloaou 11, Katsivelis 6, Samontourov 3, Chougkaz ne, Zougris 4, K. Antetokounmpo 9, T. Antetokounmpo 7, Netzipoglou, Bazinas ne. Coach Spanoulis

Italy : Melli 9, Fontecchio 18, Thompson 4, Ricci, Spagnolo 4, Procida 1, Niang 14, Spissu 8, Diouf, Rossato ne, Akele 7, Pajola 9. Coach Pozzecco

Partials : 16-20; 30-40; 52-57

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