Basketball at the Bts Arena in Trento: friendly matches for the national teams
Quick Look
- The Bts Arena in Trento will host both national basketball teams over the weekend.
- The Italians will face China in a friendly match on August 21st, while the Italians will challenge Estonia on August 22nd in the Trentino Basket Cup.
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Why It Matters
The Italian national basketball teams are preparing for the next World Cup.
Both national basketball teams, both the women's and the men's, will be protagonists at the Bts Arena in Trento over the weekend. We start tomorrow at 7.30pm with coach Andrea Capobianco's Italian team, who will face China in a friendly match which will represent the only home test ahead of the World Cup scheduled in Berlin from 4 to 13 September, where they will once again face the Beijing national team in the group.
On Saturday 22 August, again at 7.30 pm, it will be the turn of coach Luca Banchi's Azzurri, who will challenge Estonia in the twelfth edition of the Trentino Basket Cup. For them, the test in Trento will represent an important step towards the first match of the second phase of the qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup, which will be played in Qatar next summer.
What to Watch
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Friendly matches will attract large crowds
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Open Questions
- What are the chances of advancement for Italian teams at the World Cup?
