The Italian national wheelchair basketball team made history: they defeated Great Britain 63-59 in the semifinals and reached the World Championship final for the first time . In Ottawa, the Azzurri will challenge Australia for the title.

A memorable feat for coach Castellucci's Azzurri, who arrived in Canada as an underdog but managed to win every match they've played so far in the tournament.

Italy played with heart, courage, organization and lucidity, recovered from the initial disadvantage (-10) and then won in the sprint, thanks to Carossino (MVP of the match with 23 points) and the two athletes from Dinamo Lab, Giovanni Maria Papi (14 points) and Driss Saaid (7).

"What we're doing is incredible," said an emotional Carossino after the match. "There's something magical about this group, we deserve it for all the work we've done so far." "I still haven't realized what we've achieved," added Papi. "We believed in it all the way, even when the game was going badly. Don't let us down, because we want to keep dreaming."

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