Italy head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco jokingly begs Filipinos to stay at home to avoid heavy traffic as the Azzurri begin their FIBA World Cup campaign against Angola
BULACAN, Philippines – Italy head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco pretty much likes everything he has experienced so far in the country, except one thing.
“I want to thank the people from the Philippines, they are so lovely. They love basketball, of course, and we feel that,” said Pozzecco a day prior. Set to play the rest of its Group A games at the Araneta Coliseum, Italy – which is billeted in Taguig City along with other teams – will first have to make the long trip to Bulacan to feature in the opening game of the World Cup.
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