By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Italian national team head coach Romeo Sacchetti decided on the list of players he would like to start the preparations for the 2021 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers.
He decided to make a step toward future and give a chance to a young roster with an average age of 24. The following 16 players have been called-up:
Nicola Akele (1995, 200, A, Vanoli Cremona)
Filippo Baldi Rossi (1991, 207, A/C, Segafredo Virtus Bologna)
Giordano Bortolani (2000, 193, G, Edinol Biella)
Francesco Candussi (1994, 211, C, Tezenis Verona)
Andrea De Nicolao (1991, 185, P, Umana Reyer Venezia)
Simone Fontecchio (1995, 203, A, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia)
Andrea Mezzanotte (1998, 208, A, Dolomiti Energia Trentino)
Andrea Pecchia (1997, 197, G/A, Acqua San Bernardo Cantù)
Giampaolo Ricci (1991, 201, A, Segafredo Virtus Bologna)
Michele Ruzzier (1993, 183, P, Vanoli Cremona)
Matteo Spagnolo (2003, 191, P, Real Madrid – Spagna)
Marco Spissu (1995, 185, P, Banco di Sardegna Sassari)
Amedeo Tessitori (1994, 208, C, De’ Longhi Treviso)
Stefano Tonut (1993, 194, G, Umana Reyer Venezia)
Leonardo Totè (1997, 210, A, Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro)
Michele Vitali (1991, 196, G, Banco di Sardegna Sassari)