Italy still scuttles Serbia: 78-76 after an incredible game, which started on +10, also ended up at -16 and straightened out by the pride of the Azzurri dragged by Fontecchio's 30 points.
In the victory that gives great chances of reaching the quarterfinals of the World Cup there are also the hands of the Sardinians Spissu (14 points) and Datome, 10 in a row between the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the last one, when the match seemed to be in the hands of the Serbs.
Now qualification is in the hands of Pozzecco's national team, who will face Puerto Rico on Sunday at 10am. If he wins, he can even hope for first place and avoid the USA in the quarterfinals.
Really heart-pounding game: excellent start with Spissu making 3/3 from three points: 20-10. Then the turnovers and the dominance of the giant Milutinov (213cm) allow Serbia to come back and overtake on the siren in the second quarter with Bogdanovic.
In the third fraction, the Azzurri fade away, the Serbs get excited and the game seems over: -16 in the 26th minute. Poz invents a quintet with Pajola play and four wings. Fontecchio takes the team on his shoulders, Datome helps him and the gap is cancelled. Fontecchio and Spissu carry Italy forward and in the final the basketball gods reward the Italian heart.
