Women's Eurobasket: Italy also beats Austria, 71-49 in Vienna

Second victory in two games for Italy in qualifying for the women's basketball European Championships.

In Vienna, Andrea Capobianco's girls defeated Austria 71-49 and are now looking to their next match, next Tuesday in Riga against Latvia.

The coach had explained on the eve of the game that the objective was to prevent the home team from always shooting quickly and the Italians respected the instructions, with careful defense and good precision in attack. The first quarter ended 16-11 for Italy, who then gradually increased their lead to go into halftime at 38-26. The last two quarters did not change the scenario, 54-31 at 30', even if the last, at least in terms of score, was the most balanced.

The best scorers were Cubaj and Andrè with 12 points, Keys (11) and Pan (10) also scored in double figures.

"I am very satisfied with the approach, an attitude that we should have maintained for the entire duration of the match - commented Capobianco - it is this aspect on which we must insist with conviction starting from the match in Riga. The balance remains decidedly positive: we saw the team fighting for every ball, with the ball moving fluidly in attack and a bench constantly ready to support its teammates. All excellent signs."